Omg someone found out

[HeroesAndCons]

I was at my club and the lead lady (who is really nice to me) saw my scars
it sucked cause i forgot to hide them cause i wore short sleeves
and she asked me what are those from while she was pointing to my scars
of course if i told her i still do it she will tell my parents and i don't want them to know at least just not yet
and my sis is in the club and don't know if she told my sis
so i had to lie and said i "used" to be a self harmer
the good thing is she hugged me and i told her that i have bad depression problems and she said if u ever need to talk call me
but i don't want to talk to an adult about my problems yet cause i feel uncomfortable talking to them about my problems
and good thing i wore pants cause i scratched my thigh until it bled cause i got pissed off at my self cause of self injuring (doesn't make sense)
i'm sick of this addiction
HELP

[myskias]

how come you feel the urge to hurt yourself? are there any other alternatives that you could do that satisfy your urges?

[LoveMe_HateMe]

when you feel the urge to do it, distract yourself, don't give in straight away. Tell yourself you'll do it in a 5 minutes, when those 5 minutes are over,wait another 5 minutes, do it until the urges die down, it works. Well for me it does. Write a diary. Read A book. Go out, anything.

Use alternatives to cutting; squeeze an ice cube, get a red pen and draw on yourself, someone mentioned that they get a red ink pad, their blade and used them to tear up some paper.

Stay strong, people are telling me, that you need to get to the root of the problem then the urges will go. I hope this helps, PM me anytime :)

[Mike321]

Try and keep yourself distracted when you have an urge to cut, listen to music, or take a walk maybe, anything to keep your mind off it.
And as 'PRoach' said try some of the alternatives, I think they will help you.
Dont give up on this, keep fighting, PM me anytime

[Secret_Keiko]

I know the feeling of being uncomfortable when trying to talk to adults.
My mum found out 2 years ago that I cut, but I said it was a one time thing and stress because of exams.
I felt really awkward talking and I just wanted her to leave me alone, because it was my problem, not hers.
But what I found is, if you have a really good friend, one who will stick by you no matter what, and loves you for you, is the best type of person to confide in.
I have never done this myself, but one of my best friends did to me, and I was so relieved that she told me because I could then help her and distract her from doing it.
I also find that music helps a lot. It distracts us, and also writing down how you feel, that helps aswell, and I've managed to go two months using both of those :)
I hope everything will be okay for you <3

[starrburst]

Seen as she is offering you help, perhaps it would be good to tell her? It is one of the best ways to stop, to come clean. It will be hard, and of course it will be a risk because your family may find out. But after all, it is your life...cutting doesn't just go..in fact it really will never go. You will, most likely, always have the scars...but once you get over it all you will be proud ofyourself, and be more confident. Perhaps it is best to see a counsler about it?

Hope it all works out! xxx