Okay. My girlfriend is going through a really bad depression and has started hurting herself and the main cause is her parents, its something i cant control. I love her more than anything in the world and i try to help her as much as I can (trying to make her laugh, even the butterfly project from the missions board) but nothing is helping.

Can any of you give me advice as to go about helping her, or even just to stop her hurting herself.

First off, this probably belongs on the dating problem thread. I'll bump it for you after i give my advice. I would sit down with her and explain to her that she's hurting you by hurting herself. Maybe if she understood that, she would make an effort to stop. If you dont mind answering a few questions, i could give you more strategies. First, how old are you? This can help me judge just what you can do other than talk to her. Second, what are her parents doing that is making her hurt herself? Abusing her? If there is any sign of abuse, you can get her to report them. This may not be the best solution but it is a possibility. If you dont want to answer those questions, i would understand completely. The best thing you can do is be there for her because when it comes down to it, she' going to have to make the choice to stop. You could yell at her until you pass out from lack of air but if she doesnt want to change, she wont. I wish you the best of luck.