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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those that btdt, do you have any prior symptoms that you observe before the cutting. Like we’re there nervous signs you missed? Eg anxiety, nail biting, picking etc. My dd is performing ok in school but at grade 10 this year, I have noticed starting from this year. She seems stressed. We are telling her to calm down but she is starting to “panic” and exhibits stress. We see her chewing pens, nail biting, And picking fingers till they bleed quite a bit. And the other day she wasn’t cutting but she was poking her Chewed part of her pencil edge  (which is therefore sharp) right deep into the nail she was picking at and it was bleeding. Wondering if this is an onset that we need to see a doc. 
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For my DD, it was a deepening depression and anxiety that she hit well.  We knew she was depressed and she was in therapy.  Then, she seemed calmer.  We thought all was well.  But, she was spending more and more time isolated in her room.  The first indication has always been school work slipping.  Particularly, school work slipping and her not caring.  And, she only wore long sleeves.

Cutting is a way to make a physical manifestation of emotional pain, at least that is how it seems in DD's case.

It is also a gateway self-harm.  After cutting, thoughts of suicide crept in.  When we found out about all of it, we got her help.  She has been good for about 2 years now, but, I still keep an eye on things.  I am worried about next year, when she is away in college.[/quote]

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