I'm worried...

[Mutibann]

My little brother hurts himself sometimes and says he tried to kill himself last year. I can't tell if he's doing it for attention or not. 80% of the stuff he does during the day is for attention(seriously he falls over on purpose), so this might be too. I don't know where he even got the idea to hurt himself(yes I SH but I don't think he knows that). I don't know if I should talk to him about it or just leave it alone.

[Fiction]

I went through similar with my little sister. My little sister is a very attention seeking eprson usually, but she'd got into the habit of biting her lip literally to shreads, and she couldn't stop. This she hadn't told anyone, until she confided in me.

I tried talking to my sister about her, asking her whether she felt she could stop, if she did it when she was upset etc, to try and get to the bottom of the reasons.

If you'd plucked up the courage to tell someone, especially someone you trusted like an older sibling the last think you'd want is for them to ignore it. Take it seriously, talk to him, there's no harm in that. You can figure out if it's for attention later, but right now try and help him.

[Mutibann]

Thanks I'll talk to him