Why is it so hard to tell your family that you self harm?

I feel like if I were in that situation, i didn't want to let them down or put extra burden on them when I can just mask or hide everything

Because you may be worried that they will judge you or you don't know exactly how they will react towards you

Its hard because they love you and they will be hurt knowing that you're hurting yourself. Its hard to see someone you love hurt themselves. I can see that you love your family too so don't hurt them and don't hurt yourself.

Sometimes it's the hardest thing to open up to the people who are very close to us. Telling your family about harming yourself means that you need to open up about everything that bothers you. Some might also worry about disappointing them or making them feel guilty and helpless, but talking to your loved ones about your problems is the only way to let them help you and it will set you free in some way too.

Cause you know that your family will freak out because they care. And you are afraid to see what it will do to them and how they will react to it.

Because they may over react or they may not know how to handle it which will lead to fighting and they will never think of you the same way

I think it's hard because people are afraid to disappoint their families. Self harm is such a huge source of shame to a lot of people that they don't want to have to burden their families with knowing how much pain they're in, or they're afraid of being judged for the way that they're coping with their pain and stress.

You're worried about how they'll react when you tell them. What if they absolutely break down? What if it really hurts them? What if they don't understand? What of they don't believe you?? It just seems so scary and so impossible that sometimes we just hold it in and don't tell them. There's so many "what-ifs" and iit's absolutely terrifying!!

Because you're scared of their reaction and you are afraid they might get angry and kick you out or that they won't understand what you are going through and won't take you seriously and many other reasons

Self harming is such a personal thing. You do it to yourself in order to make yourself feel better emotionally. Even though you are physically hurting yourself it helps ground you and you feel better emotionally. But it is very difficult for other people who have never experience this feeling of 'euphoria' and quiet so thats what makes it so hard to tell them. Through a fear of being disowned or no one understanding. What you have to realise is that your family will support you no matter what and even if they don't there are people who can help you. No matter how hard it is to tell them, if you think it will help you then do it.