I was referred to the psycology department at the local hospital at the end of last month with self harm issues and a suspected eating disorder but my parents know nothing about it because I'm too scared of them freaking out to tell them.

Has anyone got any advice on how to tell them? I tried hinting at them, standing on the scales when they were about and acting really happy when I realised I lost half a stone in the last 2 weeks but mum just said "okay, that's fine, you don't need to lose any more."

Does anyone know how I can tell them how I feel without them having a total freak out?

The appointment at the hospital is less than a month away and I don't think I can wait til the night before with this =[