Just don't know what to do.

My best friend on the internet, just emailed my an email saying he was a cutter now and he sent me a pic of his arm the other day and from his wrist up to his shoulder is covered in scars, his mom knows and i have tried to tell him that cutting is not the way to handle things, but he says that it just makes him feel that it's his way of excape. Yes i was a cutter but that was a few months ago that i stopped and the reason i stopped was because of my friend Kyla, who was a sever cutter, who ended up killing herself around the first of the year, and i stopped because i didn't want to end up like her, and frankly i don't want my friend Jason to do the same. I know that i have posted on here before on that whole Suicidals/cutters beware but i just want some advice on it so i have something better to tell him other than "stop cutting" cause basically i am out of ideas.

If you have any ideas please let me know

thanks candi.

Bribe him. Tell him if he continues you will too (even if you don't have the intention of doing so).
Tell him, emotionally about how your friend died from cutting.
Tell him other things to do than cut.

That's all I can come up with.

I wouldn't do the bribe one... I tried it once, and it just ended up w/ my friend feeling guilty and cutting worse. I think the second one is a good one, tho. Just let him no that you realize this is a release for him, but he could die in the process. try and get him on a healthier release, like drawing on himself w/ red marker or running. I do those and feel better...
Good luck!
Car

WAIT. I missed the part where you said he's your internet best friend. That changes everything.
What were the circumstances where you met him? Can you be positive he is what he says he is?

thanx for the advice, I have met him a couple of times and the times i met him he looked almost like a regular person, he wasn't all that depressed back then, then the last time i saw him i noticed a couple of scars and cuts along his wrist line. but that is the only times that i got to see him, that was about 2 years ago. so just want to thank you for the advice.

forgot to add somethings to help clear this up, we have met only about 4 to 5 times. in person, then basically we are internet friends. I only get to talk to him a couple times a month. and the last few times that i have talked to him he's been really depressed and putting life down and everything. but i did email him your advice and am hoping to hear back from him soon.

hey guys, just wanted to post this to let you know that i appreicated your advice, but i just found out on tuesday that jason was killed in a car accident, his best friend got drunk and got in a bad accident, jason was thrown from the car and had a piece of glass stuck in one of his arteries. he was killed instantly. So just want to thank you for the advice.... bye