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Good news. I went to my first session with my therapist today. He did say he wouldn't report me if I mentioned that I self-harm. I was so relieved to hear that. So I ended up telling him about it. Thanks all for reading. :)

Hello all. Just wanted to update. I have decided to stop self-harming. I believe I can do it this time. I know I can. I will still be going to therapy.

I start therapy in about a month. Yesterday was my orientation where they told us all the rules and policies. That's when I found out that if I even mentioned I want to self-harm the therapist has to report it. I'm not sure to whom. But I'm afraid that would mean a stay in a mental hospital...

I have found a therapist finally. I start soon. But their policy is that they have to report self-harm. I will be unable to talk about my self-harm to the therapist. What do I do now though?

Thank you everyone. I am going to start looking for a therapist. I now have to find some courage to tell the therapist about my self-harm and needle phobia.

I see. Well I guess I don't have PTSD. As I have not experienced those things you mentioned. Except for serious injury. Which probably doesn't count as it was self-inflicted. My first suicide attempt was a serious injury. I lost a lot of blood from shooting myself in the wrist with a gun. That...

I'm pretty sure I do have PTSD when it comes to needles. Everytime I think about them my mind goes back to my stay in the hospital.

First, I probably should've mentioned that I'm not actually in therapy. Mainly because of my needle phobia. Also I can't will myself into letting someone put a needle into me. Not anymore. I always say I'd rather die than let anyone invade my skin with a needle ever again. Which is for the most...

I'm severely terrified of needles. I've been avoiding them for 15 years now. The last time I got impaled with one I was in a juvenile mental hospital. I was not able to sleep normally because I knew a nurse would be coming to my room in the middle of the night to take blood from me. I had been...