[sweetangel]

i met this guy on another suport group he was pretty sick. he told me he had cut 25 times the day before and i asked my mom if i could print somthing off so i could show my therapist and she asked what it said. so i read it to her. now she says i can't talk to him any more because it might trigger something or i'll become OCD about helping him and i cant help him cause kids cant help sick people expesealy other sick kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wouldn't of got has well if it wasn't for other kids, other sick kids kids like me. who understood!!!!!!! i fell like i fit in with other sick kidsthere my friends. she keeps telling me to make friends then takes them awy. what do i do????????? was she right????????

BRI

[Cthomas]

I would tell the therapist this, maybe they can explain to your mom its not necessarily a trigger thing. Or if you look on this site, it has lots of resources on Self Injury that may explain this to your mom. You cant fault your mom honey, shes trying. THats a lot more than mosts parents do. You have to help her see what its all about, educate her. talk with her. if you blow up when you are trying to do this stuff she will write it off as you being tempermental right? so be calm, print out resource info on SI and show her. IN the meantime, tell your T what your mom said. She was the therapist says ok? Some parents dont know how to handle SI, they want to protect theyre kids, they think they can make the bad go away.

Make sense? Hope you have a better day. keep us updated.

Colleen

[sweetangel]

you do understand it's not me self harming right? my mom keeps pressuring me to make friends but i don't want to act like she dose i'm a quiet to my self person what do i do?

[Cthomas]

I do understand. I know what SI is about. Its sometimes triggering but mostly not. Its just SI. Keep being yourself. just research SI and let her know about it. Its all you can do to make sure she gets it. My mom says she wont pressure me into saying i will NEVER SI because she knows it may not happen. but she still dont like it. She wishes i didnt have that to take away the pain.

So talk to her. show her articles on SI

Hope this helps.

Colleen

[sweetangel]

i think it will just make her rethink me talking to you sorry! thanks thu!!!!!!!!!!!

Bri