I Need To Stop Harming Myself!

[Yasmine_Kelly]

I have a serious addiction to self harm. I began when I was 12 and at first it was only cutting. Now I am burning myself in the shower and at any taps I can find, I place flames onto my hand, I strangle myself, I beat myself with a rolling pin as well as cutting myself. I promised my friend I'd stop and I have. It's been 4 days and I'm ready to start again. I need help so I don't break this promise.

[boxtops]

...and if your mum works at the school, surely she should be aware of it already, more aware than if she didn't?

[Yasmine_Kelly]

Most of the time the teachers at my school don't notice it's going on. It doesn't help that I am currently sick and the doctors don't know what's going on. I am in the hospital a lot being tested. I really don't want my parents to find out about the self harm though.

[Yasmine_Kelly]

My mum doesn't teacher in a classroom. I moved classes last year when my mum noticed that something was going on but the problem didn't go away

[boxtops]

Yasmine, whether you like it or not, you HAVE to tell your parents and the doctors or nurses in the hospital. The medical staff have seen this sort of thing before, it won't shock them, and the only way you can get help is to open up to them. You need help, it won't happen on its own - this thing is too big for you to have to carry by yourself.

Why don't you want your parents to find out? Surely they would want to help their unhappy daughter? It's not a failure on your part, to be self-harming - it's a cry for help.

[Yasmine_Kelly]

No they won't they'll just yell at me for not being perfect and how I'm nothing like my brother and most likely critise me more and more.

[TWR]

Yaz, I used to support person in the UK NHS, lot use to S.H. It is a cry for help, my advise ( A lot on here will not agree ) pick out the biggest bully and sort him / her out, they will never trouble you again belive me, I have been there many years ago, I did not S.H. that aside, this person give me some trouble, I will not go into detail what I done but it worked, I take it you are in the US! think about what you are doing Yaz?? in time you will be looking to work, could be a diner / bar work or whatever you chose, think of the problems that you could cause yourself from getting work!! the scars, then it's the Questions, what are they? how did you get them I think you know my drift, do think about what I have and others on here have said Yaz, think very hard, you are in charge of your young life, do not make a mess of it, you two choices here, sort this problem out yourself and you can, look at your life & think, it this all worth it? take care, think about the advise you have been given.x