Ever had DCFS involved due to SH

Was wondering if anyone has been in my situation where child services were called on you due to self harming? I just had DCFS come to my inlaws asking for me specifically and said that someone reported me. My only guess would be that it was someone that I spoke to while I was in the hospital this week after having surgery for cutting. I'm freaking out, so forgive me if this shouldn't be posted here.

I know they don't know because I either leave the house or do it in private when they're sleeping. My kids are really young, so I make sure they don't see the cuts. They only knew mommy was in the hospital to be fixed up. My kids are well taken care of, I take them to school everyday, work with my oldest with all his sensory issues, and am very involved. I don't consider it neglect or abuse when I've never been home alone with them when I've cut and don't expose them to it.

I don't view it as abuse at all. They probably just making sure you have a safety plan. I know it tends to happen when a single parent attempts suicide.

I don't view this as abuse, or being a bad influence, or an un-supportive parent. Would anyone ever tell you (OP) that you're a bad parent for a physical disease? No! Because physical diseases are seen as involuntary, and thanks to the stigma, mental illness is seen as a voluntary choice. The truth is, you self harm, but you also get care when your self harm taxes your body. And a lot of us cannot say we do the same. Mentally, you are able to care for your children. Self harm has no bearing on your character or your ability to care for children. I self harm, and yet, I am a full time caregiver to my parents. I am in charge of my fathers medication (my mother is more abled then him, he just had a major open heart surgery and a coma), do the shopping, make the meals for my dad and mom that meets their dietary needs, help my mom with setting up my fathers dialysis, general cleaning, etc, And I know for a fact that I do an amazing job. This can be true for you as well.

Your mental illness is not an indication of character or ability to care for your children.

You are not abusing them in any way, you're also not neglecting them. Self harm involves the self, not others to aid in coping.

I hope everything ends properly and I do hope no one buys into the ridiculous stigma or standards people place on mentally ill people.

Amy, how are you doing?

I'm struggling but managing not to SH so I guess that's a positive. Cps came and did their intake, so I should be getting a letter soon in the mail on their decision. Have to go see a surgeon tomorrow about options on re closing my incision because it opened after my staples were removed.

How do you think it went?

My self injury was brought up in my divorce BIG TIME
totally unfair, but it's taken completely out of context by the authorities

CPS became involved for me when I got out of the psych ward. Don't expect a letter anytime soon, they took forever to get me processed. Really, they just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to physically harm my child and that I had a support network in place and was continuing to receive therapy. It all turned out fine and they said all accusations were unfounded and good job on seeking treatment. It was a very scary experience though. This added a lot of emotional stress for me during the process so make sure you take good care of yourself during this time. It's easy to be overwhelmed and feel pushed over the edge by it all.

I can't be sure I believe him, but my husband said DCPP called him when I was hospitalized last year. My husband has lied to me in the past to get his way though. He may have been trying to scare me. I mean why wouldn't they contact me also? Apparently they told him they were going to let it to this time but if I actually attempted suicide or became hospitalized again they were going to investigate. But I was hospitalized two more times and nothing happened...so I really don't know.

I'm very careful about what I say to whom now. The only person who could have called them would have been my therapist or pdoc. Unless someone from the hospital thought I was going to hurt my son.

Thank you for your response. I haven't received a letter from them yet. I've self harmed twice since last month, and not nearly as bad. I was hospitalized over this past weekend for my incision becoming infected and they were still saying I'm neglecting myself and a psych risk. It's all stressful.