Thank you all so much for sharing. I know there are some topics that the price of ignorance in childhood can be very harmful. I think up until this point my son has only threatened to hurt himself, never realizing that people actually do it. I've tried to calmly say that hurting yourself is not something to do..., ... And then immediately switch his attention to what he was feeling and to help him find positive ways to cope with the situation. I just got blindsided when in the middle of an anxiety outburst he asks the question about cutting. I just wasn't prepared. I think I did OK in handling it but I would have liked to have had time to think about my response more.

Thank you all so much