I've been cutting since late August and no one knows about it. I think my parents were suspicious at one point, as were a couple of friends, but I made up excuses to my friends and they believed them. I made excuses to my parents as well, and I didn't expect them to buy it, but I think they did. At any rate, I'm pretty sure that if they didn't buy it, they would have approached me by now or tried to get me help.

Anyway, I really want to get it off my chest about cutting. I've written some poetry and songs about it (I'm a singer-songwriter) but I've been too scared to share them with anyone. I fantasize about telling someone. Anyone. I'm more afraid of my parents finding out than I am about a friend finding out. Can anyone offer advice on how to talk to someone about your self-injury?