Friend started..

[beebs]

One of my closest friends was talking to me about a time where he cut his wrist on a one off, and then he was saying hes going to do it again, and this was last night, he suddenly stopped talking and i havent spoken to him yet.

I told him that he shouldnt do it and that it ruins everything, i think he worked out that i do, and he doesnt see how it is bad, he thinks its good.

And i am really worried now, i think he did do it last night, and so how can i help him? I need to make him see what it does to you. How can i do this?

And btw some might think he was attention seeking as he told me, but hes not, we tell eachother everything. We are real open.

[Desuetude]

If you tell each other everything maybe it would be helpful to show him vt, so he can see how much it messes up peoples lives. Just give him other options of what he can do if he feels like cutting and be there for him if he does start. I know that you really dont want him to but in the end it's his decision and if he starts he is going to need you to be there. Just try in any way possible to show him that cutting is the worst option and that you really dont want him to have to go through it.
Im sorry this isnt much help but other people have their own mind and it makes it very hard to make them see what you do.

[Mortal Coil]

Tell this guy to talk to me and Nikki (poster above me). If anyone can scare him off, it's us.
But seriously, tell him to stop before he gets addicted. He probably saw it being misrepresented in pop culture, and thinks it's "cool" in a twisted way. If you two are real open, ask him why he cuts. Some people hear voices telling them to do it, others like me are just cutting because of ths shit they go through, because it numbs the pain for just a little bit.
Get him to switch to rubber bands or digging his fingernails into his skin, which is what I do if I can't get a blade.

[ShootingStar]

Jus talk to each other about it, but DON'T trigger each other's urges. It's all too easy to end up inadvertently making each other do it. Make sure it doesn't seem as tho you're saying it's okay-give him the horror stories an provide him with an alternative. Support him an he will support you :) Here if you want to talk..SS.x