what happened?

[YesterdaysNews]

If your parents found out about you cutting/self harming, what happened?

my mom found out last night, she saw my scars and nearly had a nervous breakdown in the car :( she made me talk about it and all that stuff...

[Triceratops]

It's always weird and quite overwhelming as soon as your parents find out.

My mum walked in on me hacking at my arms with a pen knife years ago, she was horrified and I don't blame her either.

My dad saw the cuts and burns on my arms for himself. Once they've seen your scars there is no way of covering up what you do to yourself.

They were both furious. They are still angry at me for the stupid things I do to myself today.

One of the main reasons why I'm trying to give up self-harming is the fact that I'm hurting others more than I am hurting myself. I can't stand to see others in so much pain, especially if it's my fault.

[Sapphire]

My mum found out via a phone call from the school - a teacher had caught me doing it. She tried to get me to talk to her about it but I couldn't. I couldn't stop it either.
She marched me to the doctors surgery and shoved my bleeding arm in the receptionists faces to try and get an emergency appointment with the doctor. She hit me on a number of occasions. She made me sleep on her bedroom floor several times. And the list goes on.
She was angry, frustrated and scared.

[MadManWithaBox]

my mum told me i was a freak, and aside from that we've never talked about it.

[Holding On*]

My mum went through my phone (wtf) and found text messages. She not only found out that I SH, but that I am suicidal, have an ED and that i am Bi. All at once. Good stuff.

Well she took me to her room and tried to get me to talk. I wouldn't. I couldn't. Shethen spoke to my Dad about it and he came over (they're seperated), and he couldn't get me to talk either, and I am normally closer to him. Went to the doctors, and they spoke to my mum only and not me. I was reffered the the 'Child and Young Person's Mental Health service' Went to an appointment there and was assessed. Diagnosed with Moderate depression, but it should have been severe becuase I wasn't truthful. A Number of times he asked the same two things: did i have trouble sleeping and trouble concentrating, I said no... but I should have said yes. I think if I had said yes to even one then I would be on the severe scale. I have annother appointment on the 30th, and we are going to be discussing me going onto anti-depressants, and then on the 11th August I am being assessed by another Lady, to see if I am suited to recieve CBT. (Cognitive behavioural Therapy)
When I had my other appt, he tried to get me to talk too but all I could do was shake/nod my head, say Yes, No, Somtimes, I don't understand, and things like that. But I think he got enough out of it to see I needed help. I am going to try and be more truthful with them but it is just difficult as I feel I am letting people down...

My parents are trying to do what is best for me and at first they wouldn't leave me alone, but now we are getting back to normality... and I hate it. Even thoguh I hated them always watchign me, looking back, at least they paid attention to me...They did what they thought was best by taking me in, and I know it will help in the long run but right now I feel some hated to them about it, but only because they found out my secret. My secret of three years. They don't actualy realise that I do actually harm, they think I only had thoughts about it, likewise with ED...What they don't know is that I still do it, and I am trying to stop but it is hard...
and I literally jsut realised I am rambling on and I think this is becoming more of a rant then a story and I may be going Off-topic...

PM me if you want to know anymore, I am not afraid to discuss it, and I cna see if my experiences will help you...

[OnlyByTheNight.]

I told my dads girlfriend about it. She was shocked at first and kept asking me questions about it. She then told my dad about it, and he spoke to me about it and asked me to try not to do it again cause it wasn't healthy and he promised me that he wouldn't tell my mom. Since then he hasn't spoken to me about it, and his girlfriend asks to see my arms occasionally but she doesn't make a big deal about it when she sees new cuts. Honestly, I think they have just stopped caring about it.

[Project Delta]

She totally didnt and still doesnt understand so therefore cant help but she keeps trying to get me to talk but i wont. I cant be arsed to explain it

[BlackenedSilver]

I was cooking dinner and my Dad saw the scars. So he asked me what they were from and I just said "Oh nothing probably the cat" He didn't believe me, it was a stupid lie. So he decided to get a knife hold it lightly to my arm and said "Is this what your doing to yourself.. cutting with knifes like this" So I ran off crying. Then my mum came to talk to me about an hour later and I managed to convince her that I was over it.
But a few months after she went up onto my bed and saw the blood stained sheets. She went mental shouting at me but then she just told me she would feel alot better if I got help. So I went to the doctors and Im having counselling now.
Though I lied about why and I am now stuck in that lie in my sessions. Its too late to tell the truth. =/

[dead]

I was having an argument with my mom that soon made me so aggravated that I punched out two windows and slit my hand open, so I had to go to the hospital. Then because I was wearing the paper hospital clothes my mom saw my cuts and proceeded to yell angry and negative comments toward me. She then made go to inpatient therapy for a week.She hasn't trusted me since.

[DinoRAWR]

My brother saw the cuts and told my mum. She came up to my room, grabbed my arm and started trying to yank my sleeve up/
After that, she shouted at me on a number of occasions and told me I was looking for attention. Told me I was crazy, told me she didn't want me to be her daughter anymore, told me she would put me in a hospital if I didn't stop.
Then she tried to be all understanding and wanted me to talk to her. I did though and it made life alot easier, I don't need to cover up around the house anymore and I've stopped though I still get urges every day :(

[DecemberRain]

My mom found out by text message. I had gotten in a fight with my dad and ended up telling my mom I self harm in a text message. She didn't say anything to me for a couple days, then she asked me to show her my arms and I didn't want to but she forced me to. Yelled at me. Then said that I had mental problems. And that I was the only person in the family that had issues. She didn't trust me anymore and still doesn't. She questioned why I did it and said I did it for attention, which I didn't. And I regret to this day ever telling her that I self harm. For a while she wouldn't let me be in my room by myself. She actually had my little sister who was 8 at the time move into my room with me. She didn't treat me the same. It really sucked and still does. She sent me to a therapist. She questions every scrape/cut/bruise/scar/burn now.

[kt2369]

my parents found out because a friend of mine told their parents abotu me and then called my mom. i had to go to the hostpital for a week :(