I know that it would be easiest for me to write them a note. You could even just print out what you wrote here. It would probably be useful to have information to give them, as it isn't an easy thing for parents to hear and they will have a lot of questions. You can find a lot of information at <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html>http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html</A> including a section for family and friends.

Not knowing what your parents are like, another thing that might make it easier might be to get someone else on your side first. Is there a school counselor or other adult you would be comfortable talking to?

It's important to tell someone who can help you, so that you can get better. I hope that your parents will be supportive and help you to get the treatment you need. Let us know how it goes, okay?

<font color=green>"Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible" Carl Jung</font color=green>