Triggering (SH): how to tell my family i still SH?

[buttercup13]

As far as my family knows me cutting myself ended 5yrs ago when i was 13 everybody knew i had cut myself they all freaked out and asked me why would i? and a few them offered to take me to church because i obviously need god :\ but what they don't kno is I've still been doing it this whole time i always wear jackets/long-sleave shirts until they heal then i just say they're scars from the first time. But recently i cut myself and it went way deeper than usual,i could literally see the inside of my arm (it was gaping open and you could see fat tissue) needless to say i couldn't hide this one i told everyone i fell and a protruding nail cut me when i was moving my book case to our new house (i even made a nail pop out of one side to make it believable) but that incident scared me and I'm trying to stop. I'm currently trying the butterfly project and i think I'm going to start going to therapy for my cutting and some other issues and i think its time i tell them the truth. But I'm scared of how they're gonna react about the cutting and the lying. Anyone have any advice?

[Bessy95]

I think it would be a good idea to tell them because if they're worried about you, it means that they care. Just understand that constant cutting is a psychological addiction and is not your fault at all. You need to try to explain that its not something you want to do and your working at trying to stop but it is extremely hard for you because it is your way of dealing with emotions/stress, etc. http://drug.addictionblog.org/why-do...ut-themselves/ This would be a good page to show them it explains why people self harm. In the meantime, try not to stress out, there are people here that will always offer support no matter what. Hope Ive helped a little bit PM me if you need to talk ♥

[cyndii]

I do the exact same thing, sometimes it's hard to tell your family or even your friends that you cut. I think the therapy is a good way of being able to tell someone how you feel about things and that won't judge you but will try to guide you. Also try writing a diary or just writing how you feel on a peice of paper just to get it out in the open, don't keep it in cause it will only eat at you. If the therapy works stick with that and hopefully in talking to someone like that you'll be able to express yourself to the other people in your life that your scared to tell. Sure they'll be worried and ask why you do it, but that's expected cause they care about you.
But if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here for you...

[buttercup13]

Well I told them.. it didnt go to well.. I put it a different thread because it had some cuss words

http://www.teenhelp.org/forums/f12-s...ly/#post801020