self harming and friends?..

[karenanne]

well, i have been going through alot lately and had bad deppression aswell, i started cutting when i was about 11/12 and i just do it on and off now whenever i'm feeeling deppressed etc, without telling anyone and hiding it perfectly for 2 or 3 years. my story goes on, but today one of my friends asked me about the cuts on my wrists in dance,i said i diddnt know what she was on about because i was scared but my other friend who knew about myself cutting a few years ago when she found out also got involved and asked me to show her my wrists and i couldnt think of anything to do but walk away from them and hide... only till tonight i found out that my first friend who asked about the cuts had told most of my other friends about it and i dont know what to do!? i have already been through enough with school,i've missed lessons because of it, and i know that they are all going to ask about it tomorrow and i am sooo scared! people i know who talk about it say that its 'attention seeking' when its not! or 'emo's cut themselves hahaa there wierd'. i just don't know what to tell them because i know they know about it now and how they might react but i just feel like hiding away from them again and hurting myself... advice please?.... :(

[HeartCoreHannah]

If you aren't ready to talk about it with them, then don't. They don't sound to me like they are being supportive, but more pressuring you into telling them. Don't hurt yourself. I know things are stressful for you now, but it really does get better.
Do your parents know? If not, you should try to tell them. You need to have a strong support system so you can get through this.

I have self harmed for six years and I would be no where without my family and friends behind me every step of the way. It does get harder before it gets easier, but IT WILL get easier.
If you want/need to talk, please, feel free to message me. I will try to help you and will talk with you so you don't feel like hurting yourself. :)

[FullyAlive]

I'd recommend you tell them, it's scary and you feel like they'll judge you or laugh at you but they won't. Real friends will just love you. If I'm honest my friends and myself are the only reason I ever managed to recover and even now when I have a shit day I can just pop into the group message have a chat etc and they distract me remind me why I'm happy without even knowing their doing anything. It's scary and you don't know what's going to happen no but if you think they already know then what have you got to lose by explaining to them. My friends finding out was probably the only reason I ever managed to stop.