My mum found out once...
I got grounded. That was when I was in High school though.
Now I do things on my own, and if I need support I got to my wonderful boy.
My rents are an odd sort of folk though...
It's your god. They're your rules. *You* go to hell.
My step-dad was pretty oblivious until I finally just came out and told him (I was having a nervous breakdown). But, my father doesn't know anything really.
I can't imagine telling my parents! It'd be awful:( Nahh i don't plan on ever letting them know, and they're totally oblivous, they just think i've turned into a moody nasty wee girl, which i guess i have...
My parents know absolutely nothing at all.
My mum thinks that unless you've gone through MAJOR tragedy there's no reason to do it. So no way I'd tell her.
Dad isn't around.
I was brought up by my aunt and uncle, not my parents. For the first 5 years they were oblivious. When I was nearly 16 I had a stupid argument with my aunt and blurted it out. She took away anything sharp I had and said I could talk to her , but aside from shouting at me once when she throught I was going to cut after she'd told me off for something we didn't talk about it again for years. As of the last few years they know I cut sometimes and I'm depressed but they don't know the half of it.I've never been able to talk to them about it and now I don't live with them it's easier to hide, harder to talk, so I guess it will stay that way.
'I can always kill myselftomorrow, today I shall look for reason to live. Of course, tomorrow never comes ... '
My parents don't currently know I SI. Mum knew when I were 12 (im 15 now) now I don't think she suspects anything. I wouldn't want them to know, its my way of dealing with things and I do not want them getting involved. I'm not prepared to stop it.
xo
My dad knows I did it for a while...but he thinks Ive stopped now. He was really supportive about it but I dont think he realised it wasnt something you can just stop overnight....
This little lady is my life. She keeps me strong through everything <3
♫ I know I have a fickle heart and bitterness,
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head ♫
my parents found out a month ago(against my will). It shocked them, and now they're forcing me to see a counselor. They tried to be supportive at first...the first week or so after they found out...but just didn't get it and couldn't help me. Now I'm afraid they think I just flat-out stopped when they found out...which is a lie. Since then they've only asked if I'd cut again...at the time it had been only 2 days since they found out, and the answer was yes. I lied.
having your parents know doesn't necessarily make it better.
I can't look them in the eyes because I am so ashamed and feel so...unclean & imperfect.
And having them try to help actually made me feel more guilty & made things worse. :/
I sometimes think my Dad knows, Then sometimes i think he has no idea. I try to avoid my parents as much as possible, especially after a rough night. If my mum knew, she'd flip on me, she still thinks of me as her son from about 10 years ago, all small and helpless , guess it would acctually help if the B**** made an effort to get to know me
i told my mom last year after about 3 years of SI. she was shocked but so supportive. and my parents were kind of my reason that i was depressed too. talk to your psych about it. they'll help you work up the courage if you want to tell them. but it's so worth it. it helped me stop. now i've been SI free for almost a year. you can too!!! good luck hun =)
My mum read my diary after 2 years of self-harming, so that's how they found out. For the first year it was hell... but then she realised how to cope with me and things got alot easier. I suspect that had she not found out none of the rules she forced me to live with would have been relaxed. Now I'm at uni and she's supporting my recovery.
It's complicated bcause my mum knows I still self harm and knows I'm stll depressed but my dad doesn't know that I still self harm any more and I dont think he knows I'm still depressed.
my parents found out when i took a o/d and the social worker told her my mum came with her m8s to see me in hospital and thought it would be ok !!! thats when she found out but i havent spoke to her since june so i dont think she knows much
I'm 26, but i moved back in with my parents a couple of years ago as my Dad is ill and needs caring. Anyway.... my parents know that i'm in therapy for depression, and that i see a psychiatrist... they even offered to pay for private therapy at The Priory.
BUT
They have never ever mentioned my SI or ED. They have never said, or indicated that they know, but i'm 100% sure they do.
Last year i was taken into hospital for an overdose of laxatives.. my parents told the doctor i had troubles 'going' and made no suggestion there was anything more to it. They have seen my weight drop seriously low and same thing.. as if it's normal, almopst a refusal to acknowledge it in case it makes it worse.
My Mum and Dad have both quite obviously seen cuts on my wrists, but do not react at all. Not a twitch. It's as if they're looking at a cut-free wrist, or that it's completely normal.
They aren't 'oblivious' to my ED/SI.. more 'ignoring' them. I think it's either shame, guilt or just pure denial. Who knows.
yeah Im not sure whether my mum knows or not. Shes never said anything about it, but she found my knife and razor in my room and my brother keeps asking me what the marks on my arm are in front of her. I dont see how she could really be that oblivious. But my family is really expert at ignoreing the unhappy truth of things. When my doctor said I was bulemic last year they were quite happy to ignore that and pretend like there were no problems. Ive thought about telling my mum flat outright, especially because when i go to the doctor again for sports shes gunna find out. I just dont know how. And i hate being a disapointment.
they had no idea i sh, mentally ill, ed, or anything... until about a week ago...a dn they were supportive at one stage but now think im attention seeking... Parents suck! well mine do
I'm flying away & leaving the pain behind...
just promise me heavens still wants me,
and that i'll be beautiful when i saw past the cloud break.
my parents didnt know for years (8 to be percise), then i just decided one day to tell them everything, and its strange cos they have nver really asked me anything since i think it shocked them really. my mam keeps saying that she feels guilty for never noticing but other than that
