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InMyOwnImagination
August 24th, 2011, 06:57 AM
Hey, I'm not sure if you guys could help me, but i'm in a bit of a dilemma... So there's this girl in one of my classes and I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure she cuts. I've seen her wrist a couple of times and the first time I was positive I saw cuts there. Ever since she has had that area of her arm covered with bracelets and she's been taking an awful lot of care in not extending that arm and keeping her wrist hidden whereas before she was not like that... Or maybe I just never noticed? Our teacher is really mean to her, she always singles her out and ridicules her if she does something wrong so I'd understand if she did cut. I'm not friends with this girl, to be honest I've never really talked to her, but I'm worried. I've been cutting for a while (trying to stop at the moment, but anyway) so I know my reasons for cutting, and I don't know if I should talk to her about it? Like I said I don't know for sure that she does cut... Also I know that when I was cutting heavily I would have been mortified if anyone found out, even if they cut themselves and/or were just trying to be nice. If I'm right and she is cutting I would feel so much as if I have intruded on something private, and if I am wrong it would just be plain awkward and she might then have suspicions about me (nobody knows I cut). So, I dunno... Talking from personal experiences would you guys have been happy if someone had/were to go to you and talk to you about your cutting or would you completely advise against it? Do you think I should? Sorry for the long post :(

tombstone
August 24th, 2011, 07:28 AM
I think you should defiantly talk to her, get to know her before you dive right into asking if she s/h though. Worst comes to worst you might just get turned away? You could end up making a new friend out of it.

LifeisLife
August 24th, 2011, 08:38 AM
If you already do know her a for a while then ask her, if you barely ever talk and you're like strangers to each other, try to change that and ask her after a while, but either way, dont just start talking with her and say: "hey, do you cut? i think you do." or something like that... just smoothly slide in the subject to the conversation and then ask in a suttle way...

InMyOwnImagination
August 26th, 2011, 07:00 AM
Thanks guys. I think I definitely will talk to her then, but I'll wait a while and get to know her like you said! Thanks, you've both helped heaps :D