Help

[animaLover7]

I have been cutting for a month or so now. My mom found out because one of my friends (who saw my arm by accident) told the school councler..I don't want to stop though. My mom got me taken to a group home nearby and they make me see a therapist. Today, my therapist asked to see my arm for the first time and she told me that if I continue, she's going to try to get me into the group home again. But I don't want to stop. Anyone else going through something like this and can give me some advice?:confused:

[Yonkers]

I've been through it, and I know how it feels to not want to stop. But please for your own sake, stop. What starts as little cuts turns into bigger cuts into even bigger ones into hospital visits. You need to try and stop, please!

[Noirtier]

I've struggled with self harm for quite a while myself. And I know that feeling of not wanting to stop. Your mom and friend do care about you though, hun. Whether you believe it or not, the reason your friend told the counselor was because they cared about you, because they cared about your wellbeing. Because they were afraid you would seriously hurt yourself. I can tell you that self harm very quickly becomes an addiction, and can get out of control very quickly. One of the dangers of self harm is it can become difficult to judge how deep you've even cut, the cuts can get infected, and other complications can arise as well. Your mother took you to a group home and a therapist to try and help you get better--because she doesn't know how else to help, and they know how to help better than she does. Think for a moment, how she must have felt, to know that her child self harms, and to think that she may be the reason for it. Think of the heartache that must have caused her, even if she's not the reason you self harm. I know that there aren't many "real" people in your life, and I can tell you that the people you'll find here, well, a lot of them are real. While this is the internet and you still need to take caution, the people I've met here have been more "real" than those I've met in real life. Your therapist is trying to help, by getting you back in the group home, to try and keep you safe--from yourself. There comes a point when you need to realize that you need to stop, whether you want to or not, and commit yourself to stopping. Have someone to hold you accountable, but also someone who won't condemn you and yell at you if you slip up--because you will slip up. Rather, make sure it's someone who will continue to support and help you, even when things get hard. We're all here to help and support you regardless of what happens too, and I'd like to welcome you here as well. I hope that things begin to get better, and if you ever need to talk we're all here for you! :hug3: