How do I convince a girl to stop cutting herself?

Speak for yourself user, I know plenty of men who cut themselves

"guys never do this"
Guys definitely do this. I know some.
One thing that is notable for cutting is that it actually gives you dopamine. Originally it was to hope the person to, despite being hurt, feel motivated to do "fight or flight", along with being energetic enough to do so. But for her, its an addiction. Treat it as one, and it will help you figure out what to do.

she does it for pity and attention, stop caring about it, if she talks about it show disinterest and change the topic she'll soon stop, you crying about it and giving a shit won't make her stop

I want attention too and I am an "alpha male"

>implying women are getting PTSD because of trump's stance on women's rights and not because of the media making the guy look like the coming of the fourth fucking reich
you're kidding yourself. women are normally weaker physically and mentally, and this generation is one of the weakest in centuries.

>One thing that is notable for cutting is that it actually gives you dopamine

This. You can get addicted to almost anything that releases chemicals in your brain.
For guys it's usually porn, it's a lot safer.

To me it seems like the generation has poor conflict and stress management.

If you avoid reality in your phones all day, order everything online and have it mailed to you, and folder up like a sheet of paper at face to face confrontation. Then I'd say you need to start doing stuff that's hard and not fun.

Think about it. This is first generation where people might not ever have to do anything hard they don't want too. And it's also a generation that things everything has to be fun. This is not good for our general social mentality.

This. It's scary just thinking about it. Smartphones and the Internet might have destroyed humanity for good.
And here I am, shitposting compulsively, avoiding anything that doesn't give me dopamine boosts.

i cut myself dude, shame I have to do it on my thigh so peopel cant see it.
cutting your arms great

i avoided doing that because i thought it was just a blood ritual scheme by quasiluminous to manipulate and indoctrinate people.

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Most of my childhood was pre-internet so I'm here just as a replacement for reading a book or watching tv. But later today I'm going to be building some planter boxes, taking a truck load to the county dump, and then later driving 40 minutes to my magic the gathering club for our weekly tournament. I'm sure there are people who will read this that won't do anything else but microwave a hotpocket and browse Jow Forums for the next 24 hours.

To them I say, please do something productive. Being productive to the true source of feeling good and loving yourself. Productive can be anything that generates delayed gratification. Even if it's going to McDonalds to use the wifi to browse Jow Forums, that's a measure of productivity.

>To them I say, please do something productive. Being productive to the true source of feeling good and loving yourself.
So true user, I think people on this board should understand this. Something as simple as making your bed everyday after you get up is at least a tangible measure of productivity.
You get as much out of life as you put in.

To answer OPs question, A Bright Red Scream is a great book offering insight into the phenomenon. I think this quote from the opening monologue answers your question.
"Cutting is not attention seeking. It's not manipulative. It's a coping mechanism--a punitive, unpleasant, potentially dangerous one--but it works. It helps me cope with strong emotions that I don't know how to deal with. Don't tell me I'm sick, don't tell me to stop. Don't try to make me feel guilty, that's how I feel already. Listen to me, support me, help me."
Sauce: xyz.net/~homerzon/book3.htm

Read the sauced page understand this issue, this mentality that it's attention seeking is silly. There are better ways to attention seek, a method of going against your basic human idea of staying alive is not simply attention seeking.

This user has a pretty good idea of it.

tell her to put chili oil in her eyes instead. lots of pain and no permanent damage.