Talk to Your Parents About Self Harm Addiction.?
Question by Emmzies93: talk to your parents about self harm addiction.?
i’m a 16 year old girl with no history of mental illness.
okay so my self mutilation started in 6th grade if i remember correctly. i did a pretty good job hiding the cuts on my arms/ wrists or making up stories to cover for them. that’s why it wasnt until 7th grade that i got sent to the school counsler because i guess a teacher had noticed the cuts. talking to the counsler made me extremely uncomfortable because i wasnt ready to talk about it or get help. he also made me feel very ashamed and embarassed of what i had been doing to myself (probably hoping it would make me stop). he threatened to tell my parents if i didnt myself. terrified i told my mom a couple days later and promised her it was a one time thing and that was the only time i’ve ever done it and it wont happen again etc. she believed every lie i told her. probably because i’ve always been a generally happy and smart kid so she didnt think there was much reason behind me doing it in the first place. well to make a long story short she doesnt know i’ve continued with my self harm and it has gotten increasingly worse throughout the years. i now cut, burn, and hit/bruise myself, overdoes (not as suicide), and have had one failed suicide attempt which luckily she never found out about either. i think i’m addicted to my self harm and recently have decided i need and want help to stop. so i need advice on how to tell my mom about my problem because i’m scared that she’ll think it’s her fault (which it’s not at all!) or be ashamed when she finds out i’m not the perfect kid she’s always thought she had. also reccomendations on what treatment options i should consider first. i’m really scared that i’m going to hurt myself because i’ve been having suicidal thoughts recently and my self harm has gotten way out of control to the point of doing it up to 4 times a week mutiple times in a day using mutiple methods. thanks for any help, support, and advice given. this isnt easy.
Best answer:
Answer by 1776
stop doing it
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