May I ask how old you are? I think you should tell your parents. I was one of those that never told my parents, and tried overdosing a couple times. The best thing to do is get home, whether it is medication or counseling, don't let it get too bad

If you're in a school environment they should offer student services like having a counselor or therapist you could speak with about these feelings too, if you need a practice run of sorts of speaking to someone to get up the courage to tell your parents, you could ask how to bring it up.

I'm 16. And that's very true. I've tried talking to my parents but they just don't want to listen to what i have to say i've tried to tell them about it many times but they just don't want to listen. And Buffetcrasher that's true. I need to do something like i'm scared asf with this. Like i don't want to be doing this but truthfully i can't control it like i was before it's just getting out of control. But i'm kind of worried to bring it up at school with the counselor because of what they might say you know.

Your cutting needs to be taken seriously. If only by the school counselor. Im sure they've worked with other students with this problem. They truly might be a big help to you. They might even help you have a more productive conversation with your parents. Who knows - your parents might be relieved that someone else is helping you!

That's very true you got a point there. I think I might try that because it's so hard trying to talk to my parents about it because they never have the time to listen what i have to say even if it's serious. Which it is. But i think my best bet is just to go to the counselor at school because it's getting out of hand and have been hiding from my parents because they just don't understand at all about this. So i think i should go to my counselor about this.. The first time i started cutting i got so angry and just disappointed. I didn't want to do any of it and tried my best not to do it for many months but i came to a breaking point I could handle it anymore. Since then it's been more often.. But i'm going to my school counselor sometime this week because it's not getting any better truthfully it's getting worse. Last night i barely got any sleep because I'm so scared of this truthfully.. Because i've had nightmares, Major urges to cut, and gruesome thoughts and images running through my head. But i need to do something.. I mean this isn't getting any better and it hurts me every time i can't control it.

I am 18 and a freshman in college (so very close to your age!) and I can completely relate to this. When i was 15/16, I tried cutting a few times as well. It always seemed like a good way to relieve my tension in the middle of a panic attack or to relieve the pressures of my day but really,it just hurt. It hurt not only my body but also my mind because I didn't want to think I was capable of an act like that. The nightmares have subsided for me. I do have thoughts about cutting every once in a while.

I want you to know that you are NOT in this alone. Everything youre experiencing is relatively normal for someone our age with depression like us. Just know that no matter what your illness tells you to think, you ARE strong, you ARE a beautiful wnd loved person and you have the capacity inside of you to be rverything you wIsh to be. Look up, give yourself a hug and remember that every second you survive is another step forward (the right direction!)

Things do and will get better. Please pm me if you ever want to chat!
-K

Thank you so much! And I'll try my best. Just trying to figure out the best way to go about talking to my parents about this.. Truthfully I started to feel absolutely alone in it all.. Like my close friends know about whats been going on but don't really care to much.. Like the last couple days I've tried to bring it up to my parents and it seems like they just don't want to listen and just I don't know.. It's just really overwhelming with it all. And scares me to pieces because I've had nightmares of cutting, the thoughts, and just awful things.. But truthfully most of it has already happened already and it scares me.. I don't want to think about all this anymore... I want to be just happy for once without going to the same dark place I have been you know. It's just so overwhelming and just frustrating and i get down on myself for that all the time. Because i don't want to be doing these things because of what happened to my dad 3 years ago because he committed suicide. And i remember how i use to ask him about the scars as a kid and he'd always lie and say it was from work or something. But now i know.. And now i'm trying to hide it from my little cousins. So they don't have to go through what i did. :(

Hey kiddo,
I like the way you are reaching out. I agree talk to the school counselors. They have to take it serious and they can help you talk to your parents. If your dad committed suicide 3 years ago make sure the counselor is aware of this as well. Be honest.
As a parent myself, who has suffered with depression, I tried to pay attention when my daughter was a teenager and struggling with it along with pressures of just being a teen in todays world. It's sometimes easier to just assume all is well with your kid and not deal with it. But you are irreplacable. Your parents will come around, they just need some help hearing your cries for help. Take care of yourself, follow through and let the group know how things are going.

I had a really hard time telling my parents when I was extremely depressed and suicidal. Starting that conversation was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. My parents and I are close but it was nerve wracking to admit that I felt helpless and to be so vulnerable with them. If you really feel like you can't tell them (which is perfectly understandable!) I agree that talking to a school counselor would help. I had to go to counseling at school during the first few months of my treatment and after a serious breakup with my boyfriend at the time. Even though it felt awkward and scary to tell them about my problems at first, I PROMISE that those people have your best interests in mind and want to help you because you are worth SO much to this world, you have no idea! I felt super uncomfortable talking to my counselor about my mental health but it immediately got better after that first time and we became really close! Stay strong and remember that it is 100% okay to reach out to people for help, especially those that are there for that purpose; they want to give you support!

Yes. Talk to the counselors! You need help. That's what they are there for, to help you. You need to inform as many people in authority as possible. Tell your counselors, tell a priest, (you don't have to be Catholic or even religious to talk to a priest - they'll help you anyway) tell a teacher, preferably a favorite teacher - one that's easy to talk to. It's hard, I know, but it'll be worth it. Even if they can't help you, they can put you in touch with someone who can. I know for sure that a priest will do whatever he can to help you. Good luck, dear.

Even tell a cop if you can find one!

It could get worse and probably will. you don't have the time to waste trying to get others to understand you. This is your journey in life, you and yours. Of course its a blessing to have family that loves you and it sounds like you do and that is very important but whats more important is for you to get to the bottom of why you are hurting inside and if you can't do that on your own you need to go to counseling. If you don't like the councilor you get you have every right to ask for another one, until you find someone who you feel you can relate too.

That's very true everyone. Sorry i haven't been on lately a lot has been going on. A couple days ago I thought about just ending it all because it felt like no one care or was there to listen and issues in school and out of school got me in a bad place. But tomorrow I have an appointment to try me on anti-depressants and anxiety. But am super nervous and kind of scared truthfully... I hope tomorrow goes well.. :/