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Help - what do I do now that my mum has found out about my self harm? - January 18th 2018, 10:30 PM
My mum confronted me about my self harm a couple of weeks ago - she noticed scars and wouldn't accept my explanation that they were just from the cat. She reacted relatively well but I really hate that she knows - I didn't want to be a burden or make her worry.

Now that someone knows it has made the fact that I have a problem with self harm real - before she found out it didn't seem real.

I'm already seeing a counsellor about some other things including anxiety and now I'm considering opening up to her about it seeing as my mum now knows. (One of the reasons i havent mentioned it already was that I didn't want the school counsellor to tell my parents) So since they know I feel like I should talk to someone about it. For the last few counselling sessions its been on my mind more and more and I've wanted to say but haven't been able to find the words.

How do i start the conversation about it? And how will the counsellor react?