My sister is suicidal, has been cutting and I think has been doing drugs.

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teencutter asks:

she is 15,home schooled and has depression,bipolar,a.d.d.,and a lot of other stuff.she keeps on talking bout death and saying if our rents get a divorce and she has 2 live w/our mom,she will kill herself(and they r not even talking bout divorce anymore.) please don't tell me to tell an adult or "someone i trust" cause she would kill me. i cannot betray her trust, but she has been cutting again and i think she has been doing drugs. (i cut to,but not as bad as her) please help!!!

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What the Expert Says:

Thank you for contacting Education.com, and thank you for reaching out to find help for your sister.

What your sister is doing is very dangerous. She is crying out for help. You will not be betraying her trust by telling a trusted adult about what she is doing to herself. On the contrary, you would be betraying her as a sister to not get help for her! She may be angry with you at first for divulging her "secret"...but wouldn't you rather put up with her anger and disappointment, rather than find that she had overdosed or cut herself too deep and ended her own life?

It took courage for you to reach out and ask for help. Now, take that same courage to the next level and tell your parents or another adult such as her doctor, who can get your sister help before it is too late. Over time your sister will be grateful to you because she will understand that you cared enough to step in and find her help.

You can also speak directly with a crisis counselor about how to help your sister. Or, you can encourage your sister to give us a call. We can be reached 24 hours, every day on our toll-free hotline at: 1-800-448-3000. Or, you can go to one of our websites listed below and talk to a counselor through e-mail. We talk to teenagers and parents who are dealing with issues like cutting and suicide every day. Take care, and hope to hear from you or your sister soon!

Sincerely,
Cynthia, Crisis Counselor
Boys Town National Hotline
1-800-448-3000

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dgraab , Parent writes:

Hello,

Based on the details that you have included in your question, it is extremely important that you immediately talk to a trusted adult (your parents, teacher or doctor) about this in person. This is a very serious matter that cannot be resolved in an online forum. It's great that you are seeking help for your sister (and yourself), but I strongly urge you to talk to a health professional, your parents or a teacher immediately so that you and your sister can get the help you need.

If you don't have an adult that you can talk to immediately offline, please call Boys Town National Hotline (1-800-448-3000) or 911 now.

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