I know it's really hard to talk to people sometimes, but explain to him that it's something you really want help with and that you should be able to talk to him about it. Pretty much tell him what you told us, and most importantly, be honest.

I'm sorry to say it, but if he can't handle the truth and still accept you for who you are, then I think you need to find a better friend.

I think I need to find a better friend too. I don't get it -- he was the one who got me to stop last time. I understand it being hard to deal with, but saying something like that isn't something I can fathom.

I hate that its making me feel all cold and empty inside again. When I'm cold and empty I do the things that I shouldn't..

I'm really sorry that happened to you. I was like that. I had a friend that I could talk to about it and she actually made me stop for a while, but then she told me it was all an act and I was only doing it to get attention. If I was doing it for attention, I would cut my wrists and openly display it. But that's not how it's done.

Anyways, *hugs* stay strong and try to find another friend/outlet other than him. Might I suggest music? That's what got me to stop for a while...I found a band that I'm really into and they changed my life forever. I don't know your exact taste, but if your interested, PM me and I can recommend a few bands you might be interested in.

update: I talked to him about it, and part of me had hoped that maybe we could fix it, but he just doesnt understand why what he said was wrong and why I found it so upsetting, and now I feel he's not someone I can really count on as a friend anymore, which makes me sad, but I think its for the best.

I really loved him... sigh.

i had a friend do that to me because he didn't get that if he was enough to make me stop before why wasn't he enough to keep me that way. If you really want him to understand let him know that cutting in its own is an addiction. Just as addictive as a drug. and maybe he'll understand that. and that, thats the way that you know to deal with things when they get to be to much and thats the only way you know and the first thing your going to turn to when it gets rough. And maybe he'll be interested in helping you get help or helping you to find a different way to deal with it. By the way i heard that a rubber band helps

Final (?) Update: I talked to him today about it, we've been doing this long dance of avoiding each other, avoiding the topic, pretending everything was okay when we knew it wasn't and that our friendship was in jeopardy, but I'd gone shopping over the weekend and bought him a nice sweater because I just felt compelled to, and I dont know if that compelled him to respond to the last email I sent him, but I think we came to some sort of understanding and I can understand where he's coming from, though I wish he'd gone about that better. He mentioned how every time he thought about it his wrists started to feel weird.

I've noticed that lately people have started to treat me as if I was made of porcelain and could break at any moment, and I was wondering if there was anyone here who'd gone through that? I dont know what to say to them, or if theres anything I could say that'd convince them that they dont have to be scared of being a trigger.

Oh, and its been two weeks, thats 7 times what I've been able to do before, I'm happy =)

Been thinking about going to talk to the school's social worker about possible depression