I started cutting at 14 and i was 17 before i told my parents. My mum (who i lived with) took it very well. She understood i didn't really want to talk about it but i told her because i was being referred to a psychiatrist and i was given prozac, and she seemed relieved that at least i would have someone to talk to and help me.
My mum told my dad (he lives on the other side of the world) and my dad got really worried. He asked to see my scars when he was here visiting and he seemed very distressed about it all.
None of my parents yelled at me or got mad at me. They took it as calmly as they could given the circumstances. I'm very grateful for the way they handled it, they didn't push me to talk or told me to stop or anything.
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