T,

What I want is not always what's best for me. You may already realize this, but it's important that you not be comforting or give me any kind of special attention or concern as a reaction to me self harming. If I know that self harming is a way to receive those things then it will reinforce the behavior. Don't let me use self harm as a way to win your affection or concern.
I haven't told you this because, while I've been able to admit that a craving for others' concern and comforting is one of the reasons I self harm, I haven't actually been able to bring myself to tell you that I want those things from you and that there's an enormous amount of parental transference going on. Though hopefully you've already figured that one out on your own.

See you Friday.