Originally Posted by
yoursmiledoesntfoolme
I told one friend, who told other friends, and now I have no friends
*hugs* I'm so sorry that it turned out so badly. I hope things get better for you xxx
Its tough telling people. Really tough. I've only managed to tell one person (one of my best friends) and that was only because she had been through a similar experience. Its backfired a little because talking to her about SI, upsets her. Shes not a self harmer but she gets really depressed when I talk to her about it because it reminds her of how unhappy she is. It sucks but thats one of the reasons as to why I come on to RYL. If I had friends who had knew and understood about SI then I probably wouldn't been on here so much.
Through my experience, telling people about SI does not depend on how well or long you've known them but on how you think they are going to react to it. Which is why my other best friend who i've known for years, still does not know.