How to stop cutters?

I dont know if you can stop a cutter… I know you think they dont deserve the pain they cause themselves, but sometimes that pain is what gets them through whatever emotional pain they are feeling… And it seems (to the cutter) that you dont care about their emotional pain, you just dont want to see cuts or bleeding… Its complicated when a person cuts… its not as simple as “you deserve better than this life you’re leading”, so stop… you have to understand why they cut… And sometimes they think they deserve the punishment…

No cutting is never the right option, but try and understand where they are coming from, and try and get them help from people who have been trained to deal with these issues…

You can be there, and be supportive, but dont take it personally when they do what the do… cutters are really just trying to cope and survive…

You need to let the person who’s hurting themself know that there are people out there that care about them,including you, offer to take them to a therapist or to a counselor,then see what you can accomplish.

I dont think you really can…people who cut usually know that they shouldnt be doing this to themselves and feel terrible so be careful with what you say to them as it may make them do it more.