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Help my daughter quit cut

I plan to achieve this by: give her all the support she needs

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MommyCCC

I am so happy that you are being so proactive regarding your daughter's condition and supporting her through this difficult time. I wish that there were more parents who would go to such lengths as to come on a website such as this and look for ways to help your daughter.

For about three to four years, I turned to cutting to release my pent up frustrations and pain. My parents didn't react anywhere near to the point of what you're doing and I think that their lack of attention actually fueled the fire for me to cut more.

If there is any advice that I would offer to you during this time, I would say that you continue acting strong not only for you but also for your daughter. When she sees all that you are doing for her by going to such lengths to help her become healthy and end this destructive habit, this would hopefully give her some motivation to discontinue her cutting.

From personal experience and books and articles that I've read, cutting usually stems from some sort of attention issue. It could also be from something much worse, but hopefully this isn't the case for your daughter.

Keep up the amazing work that you are doing so far by looking at all of your options for help. I wish you luck with everything and if you ever would like to talk about the issue, I am here to talk.

Good luck!

-Christie

GiselleSy...

I'm so grateful that there are parents like you who care so much. You are a wonderful mother. I was surprised when you thought to come on here and search for help in helping her. I wish my parents had been more like you when they found out I was cutting myself.

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diane3663

Hi, my name is Diane. I have a 14 year old son who had the same problem. His older brother (19) had friends who cut themselves and he tried it too. After six months of psychiatry it was shown he was not "habitiaual", just curious. He has stopped. I just try to talk to him and spend as much time as possible with him and listen to what has him upset.

I'm so sorry your going through this, but there is a solution, somewhere.

The most positive thing I can tell you is that it is not usually a suicidal thing, but an "I need more attention thing."

My son is 14 and overweight with about two true friends to his name. He's a wonderful child, but his brother (19) and sister (17) seem to have all the friends-most of them common friends-and hang out a lot together leaving my youngest behind to only have the dogs and cats to play with.

I feel for you and I pray for you. No parent should ever experience this. By the way, the two older boys that were cutting have since stopped-like it was just a "time" they were going through. One has since joined the job core and the other has graduated high school.

There is hope. It's very scary now, but with love and support she will come through this. You are a good mother to admit to total strangers that your presious daughter has a problem. I know first hand how hard it is and thankfully I had people to talk to me.

Please e-mail me-dianeeneey@yahoo.com

Hope to hear from you.