Slight trouble again

Hey. Its christina. I have been hiding out a lot lately but last night was just too much. Norma almost got my butt in so much trouble. It was like I was watching her but at the same time it took so much out of me to try and stop her. it was really hard. Last night...Norma was telling people she wanted to cut herself. She was telling one of my friends this. My friend was talking to her and trying to calm her down but she wouldn't. She kept saying how she didn't understand why she was feeling that way but that she wanted to feel better. My mom heard her talking on the phone and come fronted her and Norma was so angry and mouthing off. She was a wreck when she was asked if she was cutting thats when I got the strength to take over. She almost got me in big trouble. When I took over I just laughed and told her I was talking about my past and promised her I wasn't cutting. My mom didn't blieve me but I think she does now cuz I stuck around and made her see that me, not norma, was in a good mood and in a happy place. What do I do with Norma? She can't keep lashing out like this. I'm not mad at her cuz I know she is hurting angry and everything else but what can I do to make sure she doesn't do something stupid and get me in trouble?
-Christina

Darn it Um... does Norma know of any substitutes for cutting? They don't work at all for me, but they do for some people. I mean like taking a rubber band and snapping it on her wrist, holding ice cubes, etc. Here, have her look at these alternatives: http://www.mosaicminds.org/safe-asi.shtml
Some of those things she might not be able to do when there are other people in the house, though. Some of them make some noise

She should be able to go to someone when she wants to cut. Hmm... if she posted in the cutting forum, I don't know if anyone would get back to her soon enough. Is there any way she could maybe call that friend, say she needs to talk, and then they both get on an instant messenger to talk about it? That way your mom wouldn't overhear.

I know this is obvious, but you should probably tell her that she can't let your mom know

I'm sorry you nearly got in trouble

Cutting is hard when it's a coping mechanism.
In my case, we wanted to physically see the blood, so we would draw
red lines instead of cutting or use fake halloween blood and it would help us calm down.
The rubber band can help too.

Norma knows all the techniques. But they don't work for her. It was funny cuz one time she tried the ice thing...didn't give her safe effect...so she took dry ice with salt and burned herself with it. She is very creative.

I don't want her talking to people when she wants to cut because she is going to get me in trouble. Like last night. Im really hoping my mom won't tell my counselr. Here wouldnt be a goodplace for her to come when she's feeling like that anyways cuz she gets angry and would probably get me banned. About the computer...she can do that...she has to be careful though because my mom say I be on the computer too much.

I told Norma she can't let her know. She said she was sorry. Im worried because I almost wasn't able to stop her. If she does end up saying something, I am going to end up getting send to the hospital again. I am so glad she didn't cut last night though. I checked this morning to make sure she didn't cut without me knowing...but she didn't...she was a good girl.

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broken_mirror wrote:or use fake halloween blood and it would help us calm down.

Oh, Halloween blood... I like that idea

Clear corn syrup, 2 parts red dye, 1 part green dye, make all the fake blood you want for a real gore fest. And believe me, mix it right, and it looks goooood.

And its totally edible!

Mr. Bates wrote:Clear corn syrup, 2 parts red dye, 1 part green dye, make all the fake blood you want for a real gore fest. And believe me, mix it right, and it looks goooood.

And its totally edible!

Really? I'll have to try that

Used it in my last film. Had so many people gagging.

Mr. Bates wrote::mrgreen: Used it in my last film. Had so many people gagging.

confused14 wrote:Norma knows all the techniques. But they don't work for her. It was funny cuz one time she tried the ice thing...didn't give her safe effect...so she took dry ice with salt and burned herself with it. She is very creative.

I don't want her talking to people when she wants to cut because she is going to get me in trouble. Like last night. Im really hoping my mom won't tell my counselr. Here wouldnt be a goodplace for her to come when she's feeling like that anyways cuz she gets angry and would probably get me banned. About the computer...she can do that...she has to be careful though because my mom say I be on the computer too much.

I told Norma she can't let her know. She said she was sorry. Im worried because I almost wasn't able to stop her. If she does end up saying something, I am going to end up getting send to the hospital again. I am so glad she didn't cut last night though. I checked this morning to make sure she didn't cut without me knowing...but she didn't...she was a good girl.

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How did I miss this post? I only got notifications for the other ones

Oh, I was hoping they'd work for her Wow, that is creative

Yeah, I guess she might get you banned Yeah, we don't want you guys going to a hospital, unless you were to need it. Hmm... she really needs to talk to someone, so she won't be tempted to say something to anyone who might overreact.