I agree with most of the posts here. My baby sister is a cutter, she does it to relieve the pain and anxiety she feels inside. The best thing you can do for her is find a good counselor who has had experience with this.
Second, as others have already suggested, get her involved with something physical, so she can experience a good, healthy "pain" that relieves stress. This will also release the same endorphines but in a positive way. Yoga, track and field, sports, anything really physical like this will have her feeling better and using a better stress reliever.
Oh, and something that really helped my sister was wearing a rubber band on her wrist, and every time she felt like cutting, she would snap the rubber band. It hurt, but it didn't harm her in a physical way, and eventually she stopped doing it.
Good luck, I know it isn't easy.
Second, as others have already suggested, get her involved with something physical, so she can experience a good, healthy "pain" that relieves stress. This will also release the same endorphines but in a positive way. Yoga, track and field, sports, anything really physical like this will have her feeling better and using a better stress reliever.
Oh, and something that really helped my sister was wearing a rubber band on her wrist, and every time she felt like cutting, she would snap the rubber band. It hurt, but it didn't harm her in a physical way, and eventually she stopped doing it.
Good luck, I know it isn't easy.
