hum i may not be the best person to give advice but i know a lot about this. i have been cutting for 5 years and oddly enough i have used the rosebush storie (but i was in 8th grade and i had stupid friends) my parents found out earlyer this year when i had to go for stitches (24 altho 5 were on the inside) from when i tryed to kill my self. got sent to a shrink and put on meds. whitch nothing is working and ya im still cutting cause its not a medical condition they can cure with a pill. its mental a want a desire and ya u can stop if u want to (believe it or not a lot of people who cut dont know this) i know the worst part is hiding it, and its hard to and a lot of times for me causes more stress whitch = more cutting. so um some un ordered advice have u considered cutting other place like ur legs or hips? fish nets hide things great. make shure u keep them clean their are infections and other things u can get from cutting. try writting or sketching and if tjhat fails limit ur cuts or wate till they heal to add new ones. and i know its hard with friends knowing. i am lucky that my best friend also struggles with this. but talking about it helps (better with some one who know what ur going through) a lot more thatn u think. as for telling ur parent its sooo hard and hell then they watch u all the time. any ways im not telling u to by any means but if u feel they need to know its the only way u will feel better. any ways i was just wondering around the internet and found this and felt like responding. but if u ever wnt to chat i put my aim up.
_Amy
