Triggering (SH): Who to tell? Who can I trust??

[Naona]

I just don't know what to do. My parents saw, on Tuesday, the result of my second cutting. I had done that late Sunday night, to early Monday morning. I had cut a heart on to the top of my arm, I've been wearing bracelets to cover it up. But when they saw it, my dads says, "Did you carve that into your arm?!" Then my mom says, "Does (this person i my bff, but im going to call her DB) DB have one just like it?" Then she says, "You know there will always be a scar there."

What they said hurt, because they didn't understand that I had done that because I was in pain. And when they spoke to me, they sounded furious about it, I just don't know if i can talk to them at all. My mom thought I had done it because of peer pressure, or that I thought it would look cool. But it just reminds me of the ugly thing that created it. I hate that little shape on my arm. I don't like it, and it doesn't like me.

The only people who know why I did it, is DB my best friend, and WW, a girl who has had the same problem. Then the people I have talked to on here. No One Else know about the pain I'm in, let alone about the ugly shape on my arm.

Now, I have vowed to myself, the next time that I cut, it will be where only I will see it...But that is hard because I'm a swimmer...but I can hide it.

[Nomophobia]

hi there, sorry to hear you are struggling at the moment, and that your parents didn't react well.
would you like to talk about why you started cutting? you can pm me if you dont want to post it here

as for your parents, do you think you would be able to sit down and talk to them about it and explain how you are feeling? if that seems too scary you could write them a letter with it in, and leave it for them to read.
try to resist cutting as best you can, this site has many resources to help you stop and im here to support you. self harm gets out of control fast and the sooner you beat it the better...trust me i know
welcome to the forum! feel free to message me anytime x

[bailatyvm]

Hey there;
I'm so sorry you're feeling this way and that your parents aren't seeming to support you! I know how it feels; back when I told my parents about the SH, they didn't support me either, so, I, as you've done, just decided to hide it better. But honestly, self harm's nothing but a harmful addiction.

What I did, is I just found someone I could talk to. For me, it was a dance teacher that I became extremely close with. For you it might be a teacher, or a counselor. You just have to find that person you can go to when you're feeling like this, alright? For a list of people you can go to, I'd try looking here; http://www.teenhelp.org/forums/f11-d...o-can-help-me/
I really hope you find something that will work for YOU!

[Bubbles37]

I'm really sorry your parents weren't sensitive. People who don't self-harm don't really understand what it's like, and the pain that can drive you to it. Maybe you could try to explain that your not doing it to be "cool" and tell they why.