Now is a good time to start setting boundaries. It's not necessary to bring up the most disturbing topics in the first conversation Don't start by describing in technicolor detail the time you needed 43 stitches and a transfusion. Do what feels natural to you. You know yourself and your family and friends far better than I ever will. Communicate Be willing to talk to the people you're coming out to about your reactions, and ask them to let you know what they're thinking.
Communication goes both ways.
For most people who cut or burn, though, scars happen. Some people like their scars and look on them as battle wounds or even life-maps. Many others hate their scars and want to find ways to get rid of them. Both attitudes are equally valid. Dealing with unpleasant questions It happens sooner or later - you're at school or work, on the bus, in a shop, and someone notices.