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Hey there,

Oh gosh, my mom did the same thing with me for the longest time. She didn't take my sharp objects, but she did force me to show her my arms and legs every day or every other day to make sure there wasn't anything new and then threatened to put me in the psychiatric ward if there were any.

I know that you may not want to talk to them for advice, but do you think you at least can talk to them and let them know a bit more about self harm? Maybe you can print out pamphlets or borrow books from the library, and then hand them to your parents. You can say that you really want them to understand what you're going through before anything else can happen.

But, I don't think your parents are doing it to spite you. You're right that they're pretty much clueless, so they're reacting in the way they think is best going to help you, even though it may not really be. They do love you, they just don't really have any idea on how to really help someone.

Even if you don't go to them for support though, I do think you should find someone you can speak with about this. Childline is a really great place to start, and you can also talk to people at school, doctors, or anyone else that you trust. I'm sure there will be people out there that understand you more and would have an easier time with helping you.

But I am sorry that they don't understand you, that's always tough when you tell them about what you're going through and expect help, but then they really don't know how to and make it worse. I know it's hard, but you can do this!

-Dez