its taking over my friends aswell

[xgeekyrocksx]

a while ago i found out that my best friend ever cut.
Then about a day after i found out about her, another friend of mine began scratching herself and, well.. intending to slit her wrists.
after then one of my friends admited to sliting when she was feeling stressed.
about a week after that, anothe rone of my friends admited to self harming, and while i havent seen any cuts i know better than to not believe her.
and then, two days ago, another one of my friends cut for the first time.
there is 8 of us in our friend group and now five, six including me, self harm.
i dont think thats normal. Sorry for posting something so useless, but writing about it makes me understand the situation better. thanks x

[misery_business]

I know what it's like to have a friend that self harms, try to talk to them and try to get the to stop before it's too late.
good luck :)

[Aspiringanonymous]

No worries, that's what the forums are for. :hug3:

It's very good to have people to share the experience with, for all of you involved, when it comes to encouraging those who are actively trying to stop, as well as simply having a group to discuss the issue with. But of course it's always important to be careful, and remember that you are all there to support each other in the struggle against self-harm - not to encourage it in any way, even if there seem to be no other coping methods. Also, the more time and mental energy is given to the issue, which these friends are now mentally associated with, the more power and influence the urges will have - just be mindful of that in your time spend together.

Hope things are well with all of you. :hug3:

[HeroesAndCons]

This is an advantage toward recovery
you can say Hey lets all get better together and stop and fight this addiction
then you can have a support system with ur friends

[Mike321]

As the other have said, it could be an advantage for you all to stop together.
That way you would all have some supporrt, as long as this doesnt like influence then to cut themselves further