Dear Jasmine,
I am 14 years old and started cutting myself because of something that is going on in my life. I have been cutting for a few weeks, almost a month now. Only two close friends know about this. I don’t know what to do.
Ethan W.
New Jersey, USA
Dear Ethan,
I am not certain what you are experiencing in your life right now but the one thing that I do know is that by cutting yourself, it will not make this problem go away. Cutting yourself may make you mentally think that you are transferring the pain but the end result is the pain is not going to go away by cutting yourself.
Instead, whatever problem you are going through, you are only making it worse by cutting yourself. Not only will you have scars if you keep doing it, you make yourself vulnerable to infections and diseases. Why are you trying to give yourself more problems in your life then you already have?
Everyone goes through problems. All problems are different and everyone handles them differently. You need to not be so ashamed of this problem and seek help. Silence will only make things worse for you.
You reached out to me for advice. Talk to your friends. Talk to a school counselor. Get the help you need to get on the road to solving the problem because by cutting yourself, you are just making this road much worse to travel.
Always here,
Jasmine
