Honey you need to tell your doc. That's the only way your going to get any help.

oh man this is really tough ..let the Doc know of the circumstances with your son and hopefully be able to work with you ..but you need to tell someone

I'd tell your doc. That's the only way to get help.

Tell him you cut but your not suicidal. Are you suicidal?

You have to tell him - you need the right meds. If you aren't well, you can't be well for your son.

be honest and tell him..and hopefully they can find the rights meds for you...good luck

I'm not suicidal, but i don't want him to think i'm going to cut anyone else or that i'm dangerous to anyone.

If you tell your doctor you are showing that you are taking care of yourself. Don't be afraid. He is there to help you and if you do go into the hospital it is not a sure thing that you will lose your son. I lost my daughter the same way through my illness but I was not complient (on my meds and going to appointments, being honest with the doc ect...)He still wrote a letter to the court saying that I was compitent to take care of my daughter. You gotta just take a deep breath and be honest with him. What will be will be.

Let go and let God...my prayers are with u.

thank you guys so much. i'm not so afraid now and thank you artemis, you're right what will be will be. thank you so much.

Isn't there a doctor/patient confidentiality thing? No one has to know. BEG him to help you with this.

I know what a pinch you are in, and I have lost permanent custody of all of my children before,so I know what I'm talking about here.
As much as you want to hide it, in the end, you will have a much better raport with everyone if you keep on the up and up. Even if you lose your son temporarily, which may or may not happen, you will much more likely run into trouble if they find out you have a problem you are trying to hide and not deal with it.

Self injury is not anything like anger, which can transfer from targeting yourself to targeting others....people who self injure are usually actually avoiding hurting someone else they are mad at. So if your Dr. knows his/her stuff, they should be aware of this...are you seeing a therapist also?? If so your therapist should be able to vouch for you to.

It is not likely you would lose custody just because of SI. Lots of mothers have problems that are harmful to themselves -- eating disorders are a form of self harm with potential fatal results, too.

Do what you would want your child to do if they were in the same situation you are in right now - that is what is most important other than getting help for yourself. Bear in mind, you are modeling for your child right now how to handle circumstances they may well have to face one day, also.

Please let us know how things turn out.