Posted by fallsfall on December 21, 2003, at 21:12:09
In reply to Re: My sister is cutting...how do I help? » Lyrical13, posted by judy1 on December 21, 2003, at 19:42:41
There are a couple of Youth Fiction books about cutting.
I read one that my daughter had called "The Luckiest Girl in the World". It talked about what cutting did for the character in the book, how it made her feel better. She goes into therapy, and group therapy, too, and the book explains about that. I thought it was really good.
There is another that we have in my library called "Cut". I haven't read that one yet.
Reading books like these could help her see that she's not alone, and also that therapy can be helpful. They also might help you and/or her parents...
I also agree about DBT being helpful (but I wouldn't put her in a DBT group of adults).
Let her know that you are on her side no matter what. That you don't judge her - but you do care. Maybe offer to sit with her if she has to talk to her parents about something - as moral support.
Good luck to you both.
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