parents going insane

[XxNINJAxX]

Hey im just gonna use this thing to rant about my parent okay. Well today my dad saw my legs and he seemed pretty damn calm about it he usually is when he sees it but every time I do it I get the usual lecture from him about why I shouldnt do it then I feel like shit and after that he usually checks my legs, but he usually never tells. Oh no, not tonight he didnt he felt the need to tell everyone at the dinner table he just went out and goes masons cutting again. I was livid. He couldnt even wait till everyone went to bed to tell my mum in private. So guess what happens now, my dad goes bat shit crazy, not allowed clothing at home, not allowed to be alone at anytime, not allowed my door shut when I go to bed and checks daily. Im fine with most of the rules but the not being alone rule seriously pisses me off, I hate my family and now im forced to spend every aching second with them. Not to mention I receive remarks about cutting. From everyone. They say mason when are you gonna kill yourself already, mason only wants attention, masons legs look like he was on the receiving end of a hungry tiger. But what pisses me off most of all is how that on television today was mark "chopper" reids last interview before he died (notoriously know for murder, theft and pretty much every crime) now chopper cut his own ears off when he was in maximum security just to get out of it and my little brother asked why his ears were mangled and my dad said, "he wanted to be like mason so he chopped them off so he could get attention." It made me seriously mad then my little brother says so he was like all the other crazy people who cut themselves and my dad agreed. I dont think I have ever been more mad by a single statement in my whole existence. I wanted to rip out his intestines and strangle him with them. Okay that was my rant, thanks.

[ksdnfkfr]

Being a cutter myself, I hate to say this. But it seems like your dad is trying a psychological approach and actually has your best interest in mind. I am not saying I approve of his methods and there is no way that I would want to be in your shoes, but I think he has good motives, even though they are based on ignorance. The bottom line is, he seems desperate to get you to stop hurting yourself.

[XxNINJAxX]

I dont know.. my dad said he would bash the fuck out of me if I didnt show him my cuts. I feel like that wouldn't help.

[Living For Love]

Why don't you explain to him the reason of your cuts? He could understand and try to help you. Make him know that the fact that he treats you that way even worsens the whole situation you're going through.

[Katiya]

You need to tell a social worker about what he's saying to you. Threatening to bash the fuck out of you is WRONG! Someone needs to tel him to stop. Humiliation and name calling only drive a person further into the problems and often causes major depression, problems in later life and often suicide.

What his dad is doing is NOT OK. That isn't done out of love or good intentions. That's awful parenting! Thiskind of this can really screw a kid up. I ddon't think his dad is going to stop unless an official tells him to. He doesn't sound like the type and he's making other family members go against his own son.

I'm really sorry you have to go through that! I hope you can find a way to get him to stop that nonsense.

[Katiya]

What his father is doing is abuse. Its emotional and verbal abuse and it is WRONG!

[thatgothgirluknow]

thats fucked up people who havent cut cant understand why we do it most of the time and so offten they say and do things that make it worse they dont always mean to do it but that doesnt make it hurt any less i have the same problem with my religan when i talk to people about it and when i hear people mess with my freinds that cut since they dont know that i do so i understand that they dont know what they are talking about and dont mean to hurt you and if they do then maybe you should talk to a social worker or someone that can help

[NeuroTiger]

Your dad, apparently, is really frustrated on seeing you self-harm.
Perhaps, he is using the hard method but he wants to make you stop.

Good luck dude.
Independent of what your dad is doing,
I sincerely hope that you'll eventually give up self-harm.

:)

[RavleIncarnate]

I've never had a problem with cutting, but have thought about it sometimes, so as thatgothgirluknow says, I don't have enough experience to actually consider this advice, but I also think you need to see a social worker, cuz your dad is suffering from an extremely developed and acute case of overprotectionaciositis.