Afraid to touch her wrists?!
Question: My friend says to me that the reason why she doesnt like people touching her in the wrist area because she's afraid. she said Her friend 'Nickole' Told her that if you cut your wrists you die at like 7-8 years old. It freaked her out and now she doesnt feel as comfortable letting people touch her wrists. SHe said its not that she cant touch them its that she doesnt like touching the top part of the wrist. What can she do? I want to help her
Answers: My friend says to me that the reason why she doesnt like people touching her in the wrist area because she's afraid. she said Her friend 'Nickole' Told her that if you cut your wrists you die at like 7-8 years old. It freaked her out and now she doesnt feel as comfortable letting people touch her wrists. SHe said its not that she cant touch them its that she doesnt like touching the top part of the wrist. What can she do? I want to help her
Just slowly ease her in being able to let other people touch it.
Sit down or something, and listen to music, talk. And maybe someone like you or someone close can just hold it, and kinda play around with it and let her get used to it.
This is an odd situation, so I'm not totally sure... Just work your way up to letting her get comfortable with, starting with people whom are close to her.
Good luck <3
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why would your wrist get cut if you touched it?
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I don't know if I'm understanding this right..
Nobody can cut her wrist that deep with just their hands, she has nothing to worry about unless the other person has like a knife or something.
maybe she should talk to her parents or somebody in the medical field
um tell her to chill and not believe everything she hears and to prove it run around tellin ppl to touch ur wrist
I'm in school studying to be a clinical psychologist and it sounds like your friend needs to see someone about this "phobia". HEr friend probably traumatized her.
um, idk. that dumb, telling u someone that cutting themselfs will take 7-8 years off. theres no set time for it! just help her, and ask her if she wants to talk about it. maybe she will forget about it and she will get over it
show her you touching your wrists and playing with them and show her nothing happens
I USED TO BE LIKE THAT TOO!
I got over it.
i have the same thing
im extremely paranoid about my ankles too.
i go out with two pairs of socks on to "protect" them.
its really weird, you cant explain it.
wait i dont get it, what if you cut your wrist when your older than 7-8 years old, does that mean that you'll go back and time, to the day before your 7th bday, and then die in 24 hours?
and...does she think that people's hands will cut her? My hands are pretty smooth, and I've seen other people with smooth hands.
=D
wow your friend has a problem.
just like, touch your wrst and be like
'seeeeeeee? it wont dooooooo anythinggg'
or maybe she has hemophobia like me?
(fear of blood)
ask her.
Tell her to go to a phycologist
nothing really, i mean if you cut your wrist where the vein is, you will die if you don't get help pretty fast, so nothing really you can do
If she cuts off both arms at the elbow she won't have this problem.
I think that you both should be commited. No offense
Its just a phobia over something... coz someone let her scared of it... Its not really a big deal... you can tell her its just a crappy thing to think... She will get over it soon... and realize that its just a crap to think of it... perhaps she is still young and you as well??? so guys you will get through it... :)
you die at 8 years old because someone touched your wrist?
1st aren't you older then 8? (if so, whats the problem)
and 2nd her wrists aren't just going to spontaneously cumbust if someone touches them!
Just be frank with the girl and tell her that she is a loon!
Tell her that that was a lie to scare her. Touch your wrist (even though your most likely over 8 years old) and show her that its ok to touch your wrist
You might lie but touch your wrists and show her nothing happens. Make her feel comfortable about it. Tell her somethings may be told to you that are not true. Or tell her you touched your wrists and show her what you look like. It may also just be a bad habit she will get over it sometime. If it is so bad see a psychiatrist.
what does it matter that she doesn't want people to touch her wrists? there's nothing to help.
Some friend. I'm afraid you're just going to have to let her grow out of this one, giving positive encouragement all the way that her wrists won't be cut.
I am sure that she knows the truth behind if you are cut what happens, and where. Unfortunately- most people do have a fear or something that just creaps them out. Try not to make it a huge deal- if it is not disrupting her everyday and she is not constantly concentrating on it, just let her be. Sometimes it is others (even though you are trying to help her, as a friend should) that make it a huge deal. It may take time, disappear on its own or remain with her forever. It is hard to say, just try to be understanding , and know even though you dont understand her fear of people touching her wrists- know it is 100% real to her. Just be there for her and be as understanding as you can
Best of luck
yeah i get this weird feeeling on the area where they draw blood on your arms i dont like people touching the area until my husband helped me he had me streach out my arms he showed me his hands and that he had nothing (ie. no needles) in them and then he would stroak the area it felt weird and i didnt always like it but i tried to sit through each 10 min session we did and when i got too freaked out hewould give me a 1 minute break he did this every day for about a month and now i am almost fine with it he ocasionally sitll does a session with me now and then try that, maybe it will help her too
Your friend has developed an irrational fear or phobia. She'll have to confront her thoughts on the subject and, hopefully, come to the conclusion that there is no justification for feeling the way she does. Maybe hearing it from a family doctor would ease her mind.
lame waste of time ?
Your friend has an emotional problem about the sensitivity of her wrists.The information about cutting wrists and dying had a great impact on her mind. She is still spooked by it. It would benefit her to go to a psychologist for therapy. An emotional problem can only get better with professional help. Jesus healed lepers with his touch. Some people heal through touch. It's a shame that she has to be afraid of the healing power of touch, even if it is only to her wrists. If she can manage to repeat in her mind that a touch to her wrists would prevent death ( because only a sharp object or dull object with repetitive rubbing will cause bleeding, not TOUCH), then she may heal her problem with self-visual-imaging. These are my thoughts. I hope she gets better and you're a good friend to her. Continue to support her.