Hi so I have this teacher of mine who really cares about me, more than my mom actually. And she knows that I have been injuring myself but she is unaware of the fact that I am still doing it. I haven’t told her because she said she would call my mom if she found out about it again. What should I do? I feel bad about lying but I don’t want her to make that call. Any advice?
I think you should tell her and make a deal with her. See if she goes through with it. Tell her that if she doesn’t tell your mom then you will stop. If she does end up telling your mom stay with a friend for a couple days until everything dies down a little. Also staying with a friend (like me(: haha) Will help you stop…trust me i use to be pretty bad not as bad as you but pretty bad and whenever i stayed at a friends house it helped me forget things and i stopped injuring almost completely. No matter what I think you should tell her though it’s the best thing to do and you really need help!
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i had a similar situation actually. my coach knew before my parents did and i lied to her almost everyday about it. i didn’t want to tell my parents because i knew they would flip out and i felt like it would just make things worse. but eventually, the truth came out and i told her and eventually my parents. i think its really up to you to tell your parents. if you don’t want to tell them then find someone else you can tell and talk to about your situation. telling my parents honestly didn’t change anything. they still didn’t care about the injuries they saw and didn’t really talk to me about it. but i did find a counselor at my school that i could talk to and hasn’t forced me into talking to my parents again. she has helped me more than my parents have and i haven’t SIed in almost a month. do it on your own time, don’t force it. you will be ready to tell them soon, just be prepared for how they will react. i definately didn’t prepare myself and it hurt even more after they seemed to not even care. it became all about how they felt about what i was doing and not how i felt or even why i was doing it.
so i suggest talking to someone, but someone you trust and will actually help you through it. good luck =)