Question by Charlie: How can i help my little sister without ratting on her?
My little sister told me some stuff in confidence. I don’t wont to rat on her but I’m very worried about what she’s doing. So this is what she admitted doing: huffing, drinking, popping pills, nutmeg, and strangling herself to get high! She also drank Bleach, Lighter fluid Robbing alcohol, Battery acid (yes she used a hammer to brake open a battery and then drank the acid!), and Hand sanitizer.
Now that’s messed up and all, but the thing I’m really worried about is her taking an interest in real drugs. I think she has been snorting and smoking something but she flat out denies it. I also say what I think was needle marks on her arm, but she said it was bug bits….? I think pot is okay but if she’s shooting heroin, snorting cocaine, smoking meth or crack that IS NOT okay! I also think she might even be suicidal! And she has been bulimic for a while but now is not eating at all! So what I need to know is:
Is there any help I can get her without our parents knowing and that doesn’t cost? Like teen drug counseling or something….? Because there is a reason that she’s so messed up. I know our parents would treat even her worse then they already do if they found out. They’re very mean even to me but she got it a LOT worse then I ever did. Oh and She’s 14 by the way.
Oh i forgot she cuts as well
Best answer:
Answer by ernest hemingway
give her rat
give her mouse
^POETRY
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Any kid who is drinking bleach, battery acid, etc. needs serious help, right now! I’m amazed she isn’t dead! If you don’t think your parents will address this problem appropriately, enlist the help of another trusted adult. A school counselor (even though it is summer vacation, they will want to help with this), a pastor, nurse, relative. Get somebody on board with you, this too big for you to handle! If there is nobody you can turn to, call a help Hotline, even a suicide prevention Hotline, if that is all you can find. They can refer you to somebody that can help. If your sister told you this, it is a cry for help, and in this case, confidences need to be broken for her own good.
If you are Catholic, go to confession, and talk to the priest. In the confessional, everything you say is held in strictest confidence, and he can advise you what to do. Just do something, before your sister winds up in the ER, or worse! Good luck!