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Title: Telling the parents
Post by: x_HadEnough_x on May 29, 2012, 08:23:20 PM
I've really decided than I am fed up of hiding my scars. I've sacrificed/ waster 6 years avoiding holidays, staying in my room all summer , being anti social. I'm really done with it. considering I haven't had a sh relapse in just under a year I really feel I need to tell them . I just can't keep this a secret anymore, it's so hard to keep secrets. only thing is I just don't feel comfortable talking to my parents about stuff like this. I'm not a teen anymore and I just don't want to hide anymore.
anyone got any advice on how I can handle this ?
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: Spanna on May 29, 2012, 08:53:57 PM
Firstly, have your parents had any suspicions that you've self harmed?
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: x_HadEnough_x on May 29, 2012, 09:01:30 PM
No, I'm pretty sure they have no idea.
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: Spanna on May 29, 2012, 09:04:13 PM
Do you have quite a good relationship with your parents?
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: x_HadEnough_x on May 30, 2012, 12:20:18 AM
fairly. but the thought of them knowing is petrifying, even if I am in recovery. we get on well but I'm very private, even towards my parents, I hate them knowing anything personal about me, purely through my own discomfort.
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: greenday on May 30, 2012, 08:13:55 AM
i under stand u because when my parents saw my scars they went belistic and now i no i wont do that agian  :whisper secret:
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: Spanna on May 30, 2012, 09:32:23 AM
I can understand you're worry because I am in a similar situation really and it's not at all easy. You to seem to have come to the decision that you want to tell them because that will make your life easier, which is understandable. Do you think you could sit down with them and see where things go from there?
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: greenday on May 30, 2012, 07:36:54 PM
hay u can do it good luck  :hug1: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: Spanna on May 31, 2012, 10:29:42 PM
Have you had any more thoughts of telling them hun? I've been thinking about how it's been going for you. X
Title: Re: Telling the parents
Post by: greenday on June 01, 2012, 08:47:33 AM
try to be happy  :thumbsup: