should i tell my therapist?

[dreamer18xx]

heyy um i've never really done one of these before so sorry in advance if i wrote this wrong or its in the wrong place lol but anyways hey everyone i've been seeing a therapist for about a month or so now b/c i have depression and social anxiety and i told her that i used to cut myself (when i was still doing it) and she said "that it was fine as long as i wasnt anymore and that i would eventually tell someone when the time was right for me" but the thing is she made me seriously promise not to do it again like it was one of those if you do it again theres gonna be consequences type of promise so idk i felt like i should try and not cut and i tried but i only lasted about a week b/c i got stressed out and cut again but im not sure if i should tell my tharpist? do u think she would tell my parents or not?

[Love.Hate]

I think she would tell your parents yes. But you need too tell her, otherwise how will she know how to help you properly? You need to be honest with her to get the right support. Im afraid :/

Lieing to her isnt going to help you in the long run.. because it will build up and you will feel guilty. So its better to tell her sooner rather than later.

[Ashleigh]

I agree with Fran. Although I would most likely lie it's better to tell your therapist as these things work on trust and if she can trust you to tell her she is going to have to take action and talk to your parents. I'm not saying she won't but if ou talk to her you may be able to pursuade her not to tell them. Having your parent knowing isn't ideal but after a month or so they stop stressing about it and half go back to how they were before.

Hope this helps

[Fiction]

I'd tell your therapist. As Fran said she can't help you properly if you don't tell the truth.

I don't know what the laws are like in the US, but here in the UK there are confidentiality laws, meaning the therapist should only tell your parents if you're in real danger.

My counselor didn't tell my parents about my ED even though he knew about it.

[dreamer18xx]

thanks everybody!..... this is random but apparently my sister knew about it too? i mean i thought she saw them once by acciedent a whilee ago when i first did it but she didnt say anything so i just brushed it off thinking she didnt see it. But i told her yesterday i wasnt sure i should tell my therapist that i freaked out and she kinda went along with it saying that freaking out isnt good and that i should tell her b/c freaking out is really reallyy messed up that i need her advice and so on lol w.e im just happy she wasnt mad at me but anyways i'm going to try and talk to her today about it thanks again you guys :)

[Sith Lord 13]

You did the right thing telling her. Getting help allows you to make progress, even if it is hard sometimes.