Parents finding out..

[xXl0sth0peXx]

So I'm freaking out right now..

I wasn't feeling well so I went to the doctors.. They were gonna take my blood pressure, and I convinced my mom (who doesn't know I cut..) to step out of the room because I was 'insecure about my body'. So the nurse person takes my blood pressure and sees my one arm.. She's the first person to actually ever see one of them.. Anyways.. so the doctor comes in and asks my mom to leave. And she asks me about it.. If my parents know, how long I've been doing it, etc. And to see the arms. And it kinda freaked me out big time. She asks if she can tell my mom.. I said no (they can't do it without consent of me here..) obviously.. So after she checks me out and does tests on me, we let my mom back in.. And I see where she was standing.. And I'm afraid that she overheard our conversation.. When the doctor left, she kinda was messing with her phone, which isn't uncommon, but it was just kinda silent, which again isn't really uncommon for us.. but it kinda felt different.. Obviously.. there's the chance she didn't hear.. But I kinda think she did and I'm freaking out and panicking..

So.. I guess how did/do you (or would you) react when people (parents, friends, anyone..) find out?

[Aubrie]

Just calm down and try not to worry. I know that's easier said than done, but freaking out won't help anything.

Well, my mom found out by reading my diary, so I was caught completely off guard. I had hid the key behind a picture on my mirror, so I thought she would never find it. Anyway, I had no idea that she knew/might have known ahead of time like you do. If she brings it up, try to remain calm. If she starts yelling, ask her to calm down and let you explain it to her. Just remember that she loves you and will want to help you. It just takes lots of communication.

[xDarkAngelx]

Aubrie's right, just try and calm down and don't worry i'm sure she didn't hear anything.

The same thing happened to me about last month, I went to the doctor as I was having problems with my shoulder and he asked me to take my jumper and t-shirt off. Straight away I began to panic and worry what would be said. But thankfully not a great deal was said mainly because I didn't want to talk about it. Other than that no one knows that I cut and I hope it stays that way.

[LoveMe_HateMe]

Like the other's have said, try not to panic about it. Wait until/if she brings it up. You can always tell her you're not ready to talk about it.

My parents found out about it because my ex decided to tell them because "it was the right thing to do" urgh. anyway... When my parents brought it up I just burst into tears.. but they were surprisngly okay with it, they just told me I had to go see a couselour/therapist/doctor. Which was a waste of time to be honest.