Thanks for replying. I'm 17 years old & the only person person I'm really close with in my family is my mom. I've tried to tell her about my feelings (not about my cutting though) & she said she'd take me to see a counselor but she hasn't. She & my dad are going through a divorce now & it's a hard time for her.

There's not really any teachers that I feel very comfortable with & even if I did, I just don't know where to start. I don't know how to express how I feel without sounding like a melodramatic teenager. I'm afraid that is what everyone will think, like, not taking me seriously. You know what I mean? Maybe its irrational, I don't know.

Thanks again for responding, it helped more than you know.