*Cuddles*
Nobody is saying you have to stop, it sounds like you are having a difficult time right now, and the help you have been given is not to make you stop, it's to give you a time and place to open up, and find out why you feel you need self harm in order to cope, and then it's down to you whether or not you want to get better. They will not take away your coping mechanicm by force, because it just does more harm than good in the end.
You've even said you want help, and the longer you put off accepting help, it'll be too late. Try your best to open up to the counselor, don't lie. If there is something you find difficult to speak about, then tell them that you're finding the topic difficult, then you can work another way around it, don't try and convince people you are fine, when it's clear to people who love and care for you that it's not. You are hurting both yourself and them by doing that, some things won't just 'go away' by pretending they aren't there.
Your best friend, aren't they worth getting better for? So you don't have to spend every last minute with them, with a fake smile on your face? If they were a true friend, they'd understand, they probably don't think you are 'cured' at all, just not quite sure how they can help.
All I'm saying is use this time with the counselor to your advantage, you say you don't know what to say... but the counselor is there to help you find answers. You can do this, just stay strong and go with the flow, and try your very best to get whatever is eating away at you out, 'cause you never know, a person to talk to 45 minutes a week may just be what you needed.
All the best of luck. =]
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