Yr Old Nephew Cutting Himself?

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Yr Old Nephew Cutting Himself?
My nephew is cutting himself, and today got pulled in by the counselor because he was doing it at the lunch table with a plastic knife...he never uses anything sharp, and only produces light scratches in visible places. I have read it is an quotattention seekerquot to do it this way but my sister is horrified. He has no relationship with his father who is a deadbeat druggie with other children, but has had support from his grandparents, and our whole family his whole life. He also takes medicine for ADD. Is there anything my sister can do at home to help? She is worried about how to address the situation talk to him and such since he is a mouthy teenager, and doesnt listen to half of what she says anyway and argues with a brick.

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i am and also have a problem with cutting myself. But I have been going to a counselor and Im trying to stop. Its a way that we cope with our problems. Cutting yourself makes you focus on the physical pain instead of the emotion pain you are going through. Dont listen to this quotattention seeker theory, for people do not understand that its a real problem nowdays, you need to take it seriously. Please, the best thing you can do is talk to him about it, hes going through some hard stuff and he needs you. Try to get him to go to a psychiatrist or something, it really helped me, as I am trying to stop now. But honestly he needs you there for him, even if he doesnt want you.