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i just wish he would understand

deleted_user
deleted_user
ever since i told best friend (i consider him just a friend now) well ever since i told him about my SI when were in high scholl (i graduated but he's still in school) i felt great about it. i felt like a lot of weight was lifted off my sholders.. well heres the bad part. all he says is "call me if you ever feel like cutting." thats all he says. he never asks if i'm doing ok, why i started, or why i'm doing it.

and when i had my relapse he sanped at me saying "why didn't you call me?" he asked to see the scars so i showed him and he told me to give him the rubber band and i said no because it helps me out. he asked how does it. and i told him it just does.

but i still consider him a friend (i don't know why i do) there sometimes i just wish he would understand what i'm going through and just saying "call me if you ever feel like cutting" won't help when i have thoughts of cutting.

i've been thinking about sending him some facts about cutting but i'm not sure of how he would react to it
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tbh, if he cared so much then he SHOULD ask if your ok but rather than you phone him, he should be phoning you. ive been on both ends of thid before so i can sympathise with him about some of it. when you know about a friend but not what their going through, its hard to ask, "how are you" or "hows your day been" when inside you know what you mean is "do you feel like cutting?" and "have you been cutting today". so dont be too hard on him about it
deleted_user
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yeah, i wish would ask those questions.. i made a great friend that i'm great friends with to this day, anyway, i meet her my freshmen year in high school and she was a grade older then me.

we became good friends and i finally decide to tell her what i was going through and she was a little stund but she old me that she went through the same thing. when ever i had a relapse in high school she would ask me if i'm ok, do i want to talk about what happened.

i miss her so much.. she moved out of state.. but we still chat through myspace
deleted_user
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alot of people dont know waht to say or how to react. yeah he should of though talked to you more about it. when my best friend died i got "call me if u need anything or want to talk" alot. so i know what u mean. he should tell u tell u that but he should also ask and call n be with u n ur time of need.
deleted_user
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i've been really thinking about sending him some fatcs about cutting.. but i'm afriad of how he would react to it
HONESTYis
HONESTYis
You'll never be sure of how he will react to it until you've done it. Obviously he cares about you, otherwise he wouldn't've asked you to call him when you feel like cutting.

Now, you CAN send him some facts about cutting, but I think if you're really just wanting to get your relationship to be better, tell him how YOU feel about cutting and why you do it. The facts are just general, and they give so many reasons for why we do the things we do, which can def be overwhelming and confusing.

So, my suggestion is to write him a letter about why you do it. Or talk to him, whatever you're more comfortable with.

Don't wait for him to ask, because he might be uncomfortable and unsure as to if you wanna talk about it or not.
deleted_user
deleted_user
well today i was feeling really crapy and i finally decided to send him some facts. and i told him why i send him the facts through his myspace account
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sounds like a thing I was in last year. Sounds like he didn't know how to react. If you give me your email, I can send you a paper I wrote on SI. Please keep me updated.

I would also confront him. By telling him I need to talk about it. Tell him why and that sometimes you feel hurt that is what he says a lot.

I know you can overcome this. Please keep me updated!
deleted_user
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I really dont think hes a good friend if hes not bringing you comprehesion to what your going through by making does sarcastic remarks like saying it a k=joke(well to me thats how it sounds)And believe me I have had almost all my friends just care about themselves not even asked me anything to do with me except going out and partying.So I let them go and if hes being a smartass you should too cause thats sucks if his your frind and dont care...
And please dont cut yourself =[
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