parents reactions

[thatgothgirluknow]

So I was just wondering what eveyones parents reactions where when they found out that u self harmed and how did they find out

[Captain Canada]

My parents have never found out and hopefully they never will

[Hallie]

My sleeve accidentally rolled up and my mom saw it. She screamed. She was terrified. She ran away and locked herself in her room. When I picked the lock and walked in she was crying. I told her it's not as bad as it looks. She said, "Well it looks really bad." I told her a stupid lie that I made up on the spot. I said that I'd had an inch under my skin that I couldn't get to. She said she believed me, because parents will believe what they want, but I don't know if she ever really did. I told her it was a one time thing, which was of course a lie. It hurt me so bad to lie to her, but it was for her own good. She got over it and said it was ok, but that she was on the lookout. She was going to make sure that it didn't happen again. That's when I started cutting in other places like my thighs and ankles. Thank god she didn't check there. After about a month, she seemed to forget all about it. She pretended that it never happened.

[King_of_Hearts]

My mom went through my messages... found out like that... and she didn't react very well... she cried about it... then when my dog cut my wrist up she got pissed and grabbed my wrist... she stuck her finger into my cuts and yelled "i do not want to see this ever again" while I was on the phone.

[Pulp501]

They never found out.

[Blood_Thorn]

My parents don't know yet....

[ksdnfkfr]

It was just something added in with my long list of problems.
My cousin ratted me out cause he saw them more than once.
but I don't hold it against him and I'm glad i got over harming.

[AlexOnToast]

Only did it once, and it wasnt the type that left a scar so i never got found out

[ImagineRepublicCity]

I wrote a letter to my mum about it she was all caring and stuff reassuring me that she loved me and it felt great but then the next day she said all this stuff like, "How can I trust you with anything if I can't trust you with your own body." and "If you don't stop, I'll send you to a mental hospital." or worse yet, "Our family doesn't have this depression stuff. I want you to snap out of it."
I regret it all. .-.
Now I cut in other places when i get the chance to.

[Etcetera]

Umm, well last month I got tired of hiding it all this time (5 years) so I talked to the school nurse about it. She called my parents and sent me to a recovery center across the street. My parents haven't actually I don't think processed it yet. I think they are upset at me for not telling them. I told my mom sorry when we were leaving the recovery center and she said "...well, it is what it is." They're going to get me a counselor. I'm 25 days clean though right now. I am determined to over come this.

I hid it very well. I wear a lot of bracelets all the time, my parents just assumed it was a fad. But it wasn't. Then I wear my jacket a lot too so it covers my arms. I'm very self-conscious about it. I don't think I was really hiding it to keep them from finding out, I think I was scared of how they would react. They haven't even taken my blades from me, went through my room or anything. I'm kind of surprised but I'm not sure if it's because they are trying to process it still or what. They never got mad at me which surprised me a lot. My dad's a screamer. But they know why I do it, not like I don't have enough reasons. :/

[thatgothgirluknow]

I'm glad they didn't get mad and good luck overcoming it

[Desuetude]

They both went crazy to sum up.

They basically searched my room in both their houses and found bloody tissues in the bin and knives hidden. I was at my mum's and she confronted me crying her eyes out and asking me why I did it and blah blah. She tried to lift up my trousers to look which really pissed me off. I think she realised that she'd been a pretty shit mum for the past 6 years and she's kind of changed her tune in the past year or so. Then when I went to my dad's he sat me down and asked me for his knife back and asked me if they were bad cuts (to which I lied and said no) and yeah it was awkward as shit. We haven't talked about it since and that happened June 2012 I think.

It was the cringiest most horrible experience and it made me feel shit so I'm intent on them never finding out that I still SH.