My best friend cuts for attention?
So my best friend is super popular. Has a boyfriend that puts up with her liking other guys and constantly dumping him, and he adores her anyway. She has a billion friends and they all love and support her. She's gorgeous but she thinks she's fat even tho she is way thinner than me and I don't consider myself fat at all. The other day she dumped her bf and all his friends ganged up on her. I can understand she probablly felt like ****, and honestly he's done a lotta bad stuff so his friends had no right. Well somehow she thinks bc these 2 guys who she never talked to anyway didnt like her that equals everyone hating her. Now, I know people have self esteem issues. I do. And I've been there for her whenever she needs it but earlier this year everyone DID hate me. Really. She and 2 other people were the only ones in school i talked to bc I got into a big thing with this very popular girl. Well she wasn't there for me and didn't stand up for me. So now she's making a big deal out of something small that happened on a larger scale to me but didn't matter. She's done this before, too. Well she goes home and cuts herself. Next day, she comes in and shows everyone how she "forgot" to put all her bracelets on. At lunch she shows me the cuts. I felt awful, she's my best friend I don't want her to cut. But by the end of the day half her class knows. She was saying something about someone she told and when I asked who she didn't even remember she'd told so many people. She told her ex who's still chasing after her that she was going to do it again tonight. She put pictures of her wrist on tumblr! As someone who has cut before, I know what its like to fee desperate. I know its addicting. I know it all, I really do. But I only told one person, someone I trusted with all my secrets. And she figured it out. Thats two people compared to the 30-something that knows about her. Anyone else think its for attention? I want to help her. She's my best friend. But I can't stand that she wants people to pay attention to her this bad. She already has 10x more friends than I do. What should I do?
My friend cuts for attention?
The fact that he did not deny that he does cut himself for girls is one thing, though I think deep down there is more meaning to it. The fact he wants to get girl's attention by cutting is a way to have females feel hurt,concern, worried, get their attention on him, etc. but if you go behind the picture you may see the meaning. He looks rather hurt if he's hurting himself for a female's attention, yet he does not show that expression outside. Rather a smile, laugh, showing his cuts to people' views, by that he is showing the wrong impression and mocks this "cutting" as a joke, though he does not emphasize that there are others who do it because of a mental health disorder, life problems, loss, etc. If he says next time he did 'cause he's bored, then say it is an addiction for only bringing reduction[If he only does it for attention and not for help.] No one can take him serious if his act is for attention. What if a school councilor, teacher, parent, a student, saw the cuts and told on him. What would his response|answer be when they ask him why he does this. Knowing you know someone that cuts themselves brings whole different meaning, you see the ones hurt rather ones who's hiding the real act by a joke for one's heart. Next time tell him straight forward, about how serious he is, and real friends would accept you for who you are not by what you do.
My friend cuts? (attention or for real?)?
Okay, my friend has always seemed really happy, and shes really smart and kind of popular. Last year she got diagnosed with EDnos, and since then gained weight so that she is now around 15% undreweight and no longer even more. Recently, the last few months she hasnt been eating much again and seems to be getting back into disordered eating behaviors (like she told me shes been eating like 300, 500 calories a day, since we ell each other EVERYTHING). She has also seemed really down and a bit depressed, and keeps saying how she has no motivation anymore, and doesnt want to go to college or anything. Basically, she definitely hasnt been herself. On top of that, she recently told me that shes been cutting for about two months now, and that two other people know. one other friend uessed, and she told her the truth, and one accidently saw one of her cuts. I don't know if this is just her looking for attention or if shes on the road to a very desructive path? any ideas?
My friend cutting for attention?
my friend im pretty sure is cutting just for attention. as everyone else agrees. is she though? cause she openly shows everyone her cuts all over her wrist her parents know, they care and try to get her help, but she just threatens to kill herself she gets peoples attention, and when its not focused on her she creates lies and creates people and says they have died and were close to her
My friend cuts herself for attention?
OMFG, that's exactly like my friend! She complains about every single thing that happens. She cuts too, and it's pathetic wimpy cuts, and we all know that she would never actually kill herself because she's just an attention whore. If she feels sore anywhere, she complains to anyone that would listen. She complains about her parents and her life, and let me tell you, her parents effing love her, she's VERY well off too, her house is HUGE. I've been there and I don't see why she has to complain about her life. I guess some people, who are well provided for, have nothing to complain about and so they have to complain about every petty detail they can find and make it seem as if its miserable. We all have miserable past experiences, but we have conquered them and move on. But some people just can't. -.- You should just ignore it. I started ignoring my friend's complaints, I only listen when it's very alerting. But trust me, she doesn't have the guts to kill herself. Or sometimes, I confront her about it, and tell her "you're not the only one".
My friend cuts herself to get attention. HELP?!?
Hello:) I'm a 13 year old girl, and my friend is also 13. Today during class, I noticed that my friend had some cuts on her wrist and when I asked her to show me, I saw that the cuts were all up arm and it looked really REALLY bad. She told me she did it to herself because "it's fun and it feels good". My friend has been lying to me ever since I met her. But I know for a fact that it's all a lie because she always makes things up. I just haven't said anything yet. I think she just wants attention, but I don't know what to do. BTW, my friend is not depressed but she needs to STOP doing this to herself. Many of the kids from my school also cut themselves "just for fun"