my mum knows i used to, she doesnt know i still do though. i dont feel its their right to know or anything, but it does help having a member of family knowing as she is very supportive of how i feel. like she understands that sometimes when i get very angry with her, and want to be left alone, its because im feeling very low, and i feel that if she didnt know then she would just get angry with me. but i totally think its your own choice whether to tell them. if you want to talk im here :)

my mum and dad no and i think it is good becuase they can help u through it

My parents found out on their own and I think a fair amount of my family knows because up until a few months ago I was never left alone (except at night) and so, I think they told them so they would know to watch out

my mum knows i do it, well she was told wen school found out. she doesnt know i still do it as much as i have doen it. n usually just find out wen i edn up in hospital or sumthing happens. she doesn even mention it at all. we dnt have the best relationship so it doesnt help at all. she flipped wen she found out though n i hated it. i'd rather her not know about it.

I didn't tell, but my mum found out and then my whole (direct) family got told about it so now they all know (at least, that i used to cut myself. they dont know i still do)...
For me, personally, it was unhelpful having them know because they didn't understand it at all.
When ever my mum notices any inflected bruising or cuts all she says is "Had another stupid moment did you?"... Really not helpful.
But i think family WANTS to know.
It really depends, if you have an understanding family then you should tell them.
But if its only going to cause more damage, i wouldn't advise it.
If one of my family members got into it, i would want to know so i could try and help them.
But yeah... it really depends on the kind of family you have in my opinion!

I have never lied about it. When I was younger I sliced my hand up pretty good and tho my mom ?d it she didnt push(tho I wish she would). When I relapsed in 98 after 12 years the mental health profession took it as a suicide attempt (which it was not) and put me in lock down for 2 days - pysch who knew what SI was about released me when he found out. My mother then handed me a knife and told me if I wanted to end it to do it the right way. From that day forward until her death I tried very hard to enlighten her to why people SI and the entire concept behind it. If we don't teach those around us about it how do we expect the world at large to understand it?

my fmily knew i was doing it. they don't know i've started again because it causes too many arguments.

My husband freaked out the first time he found my slashes. Only a few years ago. He then decided it was his fault.... I told him this had nothing to do with him, and he asked me if I ever felt I needed to do this again please tell hime.

Once or twice I used his advice but I felt I was hurting him because again he took it as it was his fault....

Now I will not say anything to him, and I am shocked he has not found my latest. Thankfully by the time he does locate the scars I can tell him they were old.

I told my brother... he just rolled his eyes. When he saw some other scars, he said I should get help as how much it would he would have to go through if I made & mistake & died while living in his house.

ithascome, you are probably the person I am looking for, why do ppl do it and what is the entire concept behind it???? I would appreciate all the enlightment you can give me. Thank you so much.