Twin Sister who’s self-harming…?

Question by Phoebe: Twin Sister who’s self-harming…?
I’m really upset right now. After I thought she had stopped doing it almost a year ago I see like ten cuts on her left arm, just now. I didn’t say anything, but I’m just breaking down at this point. What do I do? I don’t want her to do this to herself. I thought when she was doing it for the first time It was because she was crushed about my struggle with anorexia. She Always was during that time in our life. That was nearly a year ago and I’m completely recovered now. But now she decides to wear a tank top, flaunting the cuts like they were’t even there… She said she had told mom… but now I’m not so sure. I can’t confront her about anything personal. We love each other very much, but that’s not how our relationship works. I don’t know what to do, please help me!

Best answer:

Answer by Im
Just have a talk with her and fine out whats bothering her.

Answer by Helpful Guy
Self-harm, cutting (or burning) is an ADDICTION. You are powerless over your addiction. There is nothing to be ashamed of. You are obsessed with it. You do it compulsively. There is only one way out… TREATMENT. You can’t do it by yourself. One treatment is to go to a rehab that specializes in treating cutting and burning addictions. You will live there for several weeks to several months. Another treatment is going to what is called an Intensive Outpatient Program, or IOP. Another treatment is going to a psychotherapist. A psychotherapist is called a therapist. So, three treatments are: a rehab, an IOP, or a therapist. Please pick one.

If you go on the internet, you can SEARCH for phone numbers to FREE COUNSELORS who can listen to you anytime of the day or night! Go to any search engine and just type in “free counseling hotline”… (I’m not allowed to tell you the numbers because it will violate the Answers Community Guidelines and/or Yahoo! Terms of Service.)

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