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how do you get someone to stop cutting themselves

my girlfriend told me one day that she has been cutting herself and its been a habit for 9 months now. if tried everything i could to stop her but there is nothing i can do. and i saw some cuts today. she needs help. can u please an awsome person and help a bro out. thank you for your time
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Keep a butterfly drawn on both of her wrists, and say that if she cuts herself, she kills the butterfly. You could replace that with her favorite animal though :)

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thank you so much graelynlolers96. thank you
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You're welcome!! :) I really hope this works!
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In praying for both of you!
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unfortunately Ironman, all you can do is be there for her. You can't make her stop. However you can get her help. Medically, self-harm is considered a mental illness. Though you can't just take some pills and stop. She needs help and it doesnt seem like she's going to get it herself. Talk to a doctor, psychiatrist, some adult you can trust. She needs help. She may not want it right now and she may be angry at you for telling someone about this. But hopefully the doctors will be able to help her and she'll be able to see how much you care about her. <3 Good luck!

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She needs to find peace with herself. No one can stop her. But you can just talk to her about why she does, and never take 'idk' as an answer. Cutting leads down a long,dark, path to other disorders (anorexia,bulimia,burning) very quickly.

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thank you so much xxraylaxx
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Have her do the butterfly project. The cutter draws a butterfly where they cut and name it, if it fades away they've let it live and fly away. But if they cut it, they've killed the butterfly. I have friends that are doing the butterfly project, and I'm supporting them by drawing a butterfly on my wrist too (my wrists and ankles are covered in butterflies :-/....) it seems to be working for them so far. And when I drew the butterflies on me they looked so happy that I supported them in stopping. If the butterfly project doesn't work, she could try putting a rubber band on her wrist, and snap it when she feels like cutting. Good luck to you! And tell her I said stay strong <3!

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tell them u love them and that your there for them

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I used to cut my self until I hit a vein that was huge it was a major vein i stopped the blood flow to my hand and the almost had to amputate it now my thumb ,ring ,and pinkie finger stopped growing on my left hand every one asks me about it it is very embarrassing . Just tell her my story

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