I have told my therapist, my dance teacher/main support person, my best friend that I have known forever, and my aunt... All of them promised not to tell my mother, so long as it's not with suicidal intent...

If I could do it over, I wouldn't have told my therapist... I know it's stupid, but she basically blew me off anyways, which triggered even more... We have talked about it since, and she said her goal was to not make a big deal out of it, because she didn't want to make it sound like something that was absolutely terrible that I should feel bad about... Once we got through that conversation, though, we really haven't talked about it since... She wants me to bring it up on my own if I want to talk about it, so with the exception of asking about my suicidal feelings, she usually doesn't bring anything up unless I do...

I was lucky enough to have a best friend who has been through hell and back with a family in which everyone has some mental illness, including a few people who SI, so she was very understanding, and I knew that I could trust her with it, and she came to my house and helped me clean out my room of everything sharp so I couldn't cut, and went so far as to take my xacto knives to her house to hold for safe keeping, and the only time I am allowed to use them is with her with me, or if I'm at her house with someone else around... My dance teacher was also very supportive, and has been helping me come up with different ways to cope and has been wonderful about not getting upset at me when that idea didn't work, and guiding me to keep on chugging so I can be okay again.... I don't see my Aunt much, but I talked to her because I promised that I would go to someone in my family, and I am closer to her than just about anyone else... We talk at least a few times a week, for her to check in and such....

I got lucky...