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Quote[/b] (Satans_Intimacy @ April 28 2005,18:57)]This is a litte bit offtopic...but I thought I'd mention it while I was on. I saw him the other day, and he had cuts all over him..up his arms, his back, his stomache...and who knows where else. When I asked him about it he simply said he was mad. I don't want to report this to anyone, because I know he doesn't do it to try and commit suicide...he does it to feel better. I called him later that night to see if he was okay, and he said he was, but what can I do to make sure everything will be alright for him? His parents really don't care.
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It seems very possible that he is self-mutilating aka "cutting". People cut themselves (with anything, knives, scissors, pens, etc etc) when they have emotional problems and then express their pent up emotions ( be it anger, sadness, etc) by feeling physical pain instead of emotional pain. Feeling the pain of cutting themself "numbs" the emotional pain. It is NOT the same as attempting suicide at all. It is completely different- it is NOT an attempt to kill oneself. However, it is an EXTREMELY big psychological problem. Therapy is needed and if it gets to be too bad, a psychiatric hospitalization is sometimes required becausing the cutting becomes like an addiction (and can be very dangerous- leading to extreme blood loss or the accidental severing of an artery).
I don't know anything about this guy, but from what you said in your post (got arrested, might go to juvi), it sounds like he has issues. He needs to get help. I would urge him to get counseling or talk to a trusted adult instead of trying to have sex with him. It is generally not a good idea to be in a relationship with someone having those kind of emotional problems (nor is it good for them to be in a relationship). Wait until this guy gets help for his emotional and criminal problems then try dating - it could cause you a lot of pain to get drawn into this kind of problem. Of course this is just my advice (however I do have a good bit of personal experience in these areas), take it as you wish.