How to tell my boyfriend?

[Magenta]

So Sam and I met last year. We went out a couple times over the summer and the previous school year but I had broken up with him because I explained the depression and anxiety and how I was too scared to hurt him and it was too much.

I've been out with a couple people since then but they weren't him. Very cutely, we got back together yesterday on Valentine's Day after a mutual friend came up to us in the lobby of our school and screamed at him to just ask me out already. It was hilarious and embarrassing.

I was thrilled until I got home. How do I tell him? He's known me since long before this. He has seen me in shorts and a t-shirt. How on earth can I tell him? I trust him. He has stayed on msn with me through a mental crisis until he knew I was going to bed and he knows I'm trying to go back to the hospital.

But this seems different. Help?

[Kaius]

What exactly is it you want to tell him?

[Quahog]

You didn't really explain what you want to ask him. Tell him you cut? Self harm yourself? If that's the case, just tell him, if he's your boyfriend, he should be able to support, and understand you.

[Fiction]

My boyfriend found out about my self harm rather than being told by me, so all I will say is DO tell him. Don't let him just find out.

You should just be able to tell him. If you can't do it in real life maybe do it over msn or email or something. It's less awkward that way.

[Magenta]

Ack, yeah, sorry. It was about the fact that I cut. I was rather flustered and panicky that while writing that post I just assumed because of where I posted it...

Sorry.

Anyway, thanks for the answers. I may tell him over MSN because I just couldn't bring myself to in person. He saw a bandage on my arm today though. I guess I sort of let him see on purpose, hoping that with reason I could explain but I just said I'd tell him later. Ugh.

[Mike321]

Like the others have said, its best to tell him rather than him finding out about it.
If you can't do it face to face (which I agree is a really hard thing to do), do it over MSN or email.
If you do decide to tell him, I hope he takes it well and good luck

[Magenta]

So I told him. It turns out that he already knew. He saw the cuts on my arm last week when my sweater sleeve slipped and just didn't say anything because he wanted to hear it from me. He was very supportive. I apologized that he ever had to see it because I can assume it was not a pleasant sight and he agreed especially because it was me. He was really sweet and I know he will try and take care of me. His one request was that I didn't hide it from him and I'm trying not to.

:)