How to Say "Stop It, Get Some Help" in Spanish

detente, busca ayuda

The English phrase "stop it, get some help" is translated into Spanish as detente, busca ayuda.

This phrase is a command used to tell someone to stop behaving badly and seek professional mental health support.

Which one should you use?

Deténgase, busque ayuda is a formal way to say 'Stop, seek help.', while ¡Para ya, busca ayuda! is an informal way to say 'Stop now, get some help!'

In some Latin American countries, detente, busca ayuda can be translated as 'Stop it, get some help'.

The phrase uses the informal imperative (tú) forms, which is appropriate for a direct, blunt command to someone you know or are addressing casually.

While detener means 'to stop', it is also the standard legal term used for 'to detain' or 'to arrest' someone.
The word busca is also used as a shorthand clipping of buscapersonas, which is the Spanish word for a 'pager'.
Depending on the region, using detente can sound overly dramatic or literary, as if it were spoken in a soap opera or a historical novel.

Detente, busca ayuda, te estás volviendo loco.
Stop it, get some help, you are going crazy.
Tu comportamiento es errático, detente, busca ayuda profesional.
Your behavior is erratic, stop it, get some professional help.

Mateo is reacting to María's erratic behavior.

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