How do I hide new cuts tomorrow at the therapist?

[Batteries Not Included]

I don't want her to know, not yet; I'm not ready.

It's about 30C out so I can't really wear a jumper. And they're all over my forearm.


How can I hide them? dhgfsdilfus I'm a mess. Panicking, crying.

Ugh please help?

[red_vinyl]

where you ve got them?
tbh, you can use foundation or something like that.. but its not better to talk to your therapist..?

[MeganAlmighty]

A thin long sleeve shirt underneath t-shirt - say you didn't think it was gonna be so warm today, & just put up with the heat for an hour

Wear a jumper for an hour and boil

Arm warmers - say you think they're cool

Tubi- grip - say you have sprained your wrist and need the support, if she questions it say that if it was self harm then you'd have worn a jumper so she couldn't see the tubi grip.


Ideally, she should know about your self harm but until you're ready....

[Whispered Secret]

I'm not happy with giving info about how to cover cuts. Scars are a different story. If you have been cutting recently then you need the support from your therapist, not to hide away from her. And DO NOT put foundation on fresh cuts. They need timeto heal - you'll only risk infection if you do.

Talk to your therapist. Use them to your advantage. They are there to help you. xx

[Patch.]

^ this

[Shane]

Whispered Secrets has a valid point.

Advising you how to cover up cuts would only promote the harm to yourself further, rather than speaking with your therapist, who has the right to know so they can help you.

[metal_fiddler]

I agree this may be an excellent opprtunity to bring this up with your therapist especially if you've never mentioned it before. unlike some doctors and nurses at the hospitals(dont get me wrong some are amazing at dealing with this) most therapists even if they are in training will have likely seen and dealt with or at least have been educated about SI. My therapist was thrown for a loop when i told her in terms of how to treat it(hadnt dealt with it before) but even then she was not shocked, not angry, not disgusted didnt think i was crazy,bad or any other negative label. Your therapist will be able to help you with this or give you resources to deal with this.... they wont push you either if you arent in immediate danger they won't try to force you to stop. they will give you tools or motivation to stop but it will be up to you.
Clean them and bandage them if you are worried about her reacting to any danger you will be in, this will both help you(ideally you should be doing this anyway everytime even for small cuts) and assure her that you are doing this as a maladaptive way to cope not to purposly endanger yourself.(unless this is the case and if that is true you need to serioulsly bring that up with your therapist, again htis will not shock them)
Good luck and take care of yourself and your cuts and please tell your therapist about this.

[Ellyx]

I agree you should tell your therapist, but i would go with the tubi-grip idea simply because you do not want random people in the street seeing x