I just started cutting about 3 hours ago I don't know if I should tell my parents or not or at least my girlfriend
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Injuries? Dragonflymagic answered Monday July 8 2013, 8:54 pm: Yes tell your parents. Many have written in who tell stories how they got counseling for the issues that caused them to want to cut in the first place. The cutting is just the symptom that something is wrong. We live in a very stressful world these days. It is getting harder for the average person to figure out how to do it without letting stress or depression get to them. So you are not alone and it is not a shameful or awful thing to get professional help. You can tell your girl friend if you think she can help be supportive but dont tell just her, she can't get you the help you need. If for some strange reason your parents don't take it seriously and just tell you to be strong and shape up....then go to your school counselors and tell them. They hear this all the time, nothing new to them. They should be able to connect you with help and hopefully get your parents involved and supportive. [ Dragonflymagic's advice column | Ask Dragonflymagic A Question ]
lightoftruth answered Sunday July 7 2013, 2:54 pm: You definitely need to tell your parents. It's one of those things that when you start, it's hard to stop. It's almost like it becomes an addiction and it can ruin your life. So stop before it gets worse.
It's really hard to stop cutting by yourself, so go tell your parents and get help. They probably won't understand why you did it. My parents got angry when they found out I used to cut. But as long as they get you the help you need, then everything will turn out fine. You need to find a way to deal with your problems because cutting isn't dealing with your problems. It's trying to forget your problems but it doesn't work so please, go tell your parents and go get some help. [ lightoftruth's advice column | Ask lightoftruth A Question ]
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