Parental Reaction to Self-Harm

My mom saw when I was drying my hair in the morning and forgot to put on my hoodie, she asked what that was and I tried to play it off saying not to worry and I wasn’t doing it anymore (obviously didn’t work there was still scabs) she asked me if I was doing it bc of the friend group I was in which pissed me off and she said she really didn’t understand why I would do it. Then she dragged me to a doctors office and I had to take this intensive test which made me break down and she got mad when I couldn’t finish in the office and had to take the paper part home. When I finished at home she read all my answers without asking and changed my answer about if I’ve ever tried to c/mmit from yes to no. Afterwards I got a therapist and had to have body checks every day to make sure i wasn’t doing it anymore (I was but she never made me get fully n/ked so she did not know) I still harbor resentment but I’m trying to understand her point of view for it all. I know it can be scary and frustrating when they find out but at least she tried to get me some help

my mom just said, "don't do that", and basically left it there, which obviously did nothing to help the matter😐

^im so sorry but please temper that your scars do not define you no matter what anyone says. you are not a burden and you deserve to be loved no matter what, you have not done anything wrong and hopefully if they ever find out, they will realize that you have been struggling and that you are worth so much more than your sh!

They haven't found out but my parents make fun of people who have sh scars in public, so im not hopeful

My parents were first angry, then sad and worried. They meant the best, I think they were just scared.

well my parents didn’t understand why i turned to self harm when i was very depressed. but essentially they felt hurt that i didn’t go to them for help and sad because i could’ve really done some serious damage.