Friend starting to cut; how to handle it

[dawn515]

On edit: Decided to delete original post. Thanks to those who responded.

[southerngirl]

I havent experianced this firsthand in my life. That said, how your approaching it seems okay to me. You are caring, have been open to discuss it with him and plan to be here for him in the future.

 

One thing I would think is that there is a root cause to this, where cutting isnt the problem but a symptom of a problem. maybe see if he can get into counseling with a therapist? That could help.

 

What made you finally stop doing it, did you have help? Perhaps thats what he will need before this becomes a bigger problem.