I would not do it on Christmas day. It is a REALLY tough prospect. I just told my boyfriend of a year a few days ago... fortunately we were having a kind of soul-baring session... so he had told me some things, too, which made it easier to say. My family does not know, and only two friends know that I ever struggled with it and one of them thinks that I stopped in 10th grade. I wish that I had some advice, but the best way really is to just say it. I mean... it really does suck. But telling someone is kind of freeing in and of itself.

Good luck! And if you need to talk about how it went, we are all here. Also, feel free to PM me if you ever wanna talk about it. I struggle with cutting, too. And I am also seeing my campus counselor. Anyway, good luck to you!