getting help... ?

[XxEmoCheerleaderxX]

So i got called into the counsolors office the other day... she had noticed that i had been acting different... i have been depressed for about 7 months now... when i went in there she told me that we were having a carol institute lady comming to the school in January and she wants me to talk to her....

while i was in the office she asked me if i had ever thought about suicide... i told her no... but it was a lie...

i don't want my mom to know about any of this (she doesn't even know i'm depressed)... but at the same time i want to get better...

i was thinking about going in to the consulors again and telling her the truth about the suicidal thoughts... i don't know if this is the right thing to do... but i'm so tired of being depressed and having to battle these thoughts... i just want to get better...

i just want to know if i'm about to make a big mistake or if telling the truth is the right thing to do...

[StoppingTime]

So i got called into the counsolors office the other day... she had noticed that i had been acting different... i have been depressed for about 7 months now... when i went in there she told me that we were having a carol institute lady comming to the school in January and she wants me to talk to her....

while i was in the office she asked me if i had ever thought about suicide... i told her no... but it was a lie...

I can't speak from personal experience here, but here are my thoughts.

You are definitely not the only teen that has ever lied to a counselor about this. I think that they probably would assume that you have thought about suicide when they were noticing things about how you behave. It is just a question they ask to see where you are, and your answer was fine.


i don't want my mom to know about any of this (she doesn't even know i'm depressed)... but at the same time i want to get better...

Again, I can't speak from experience, but if you tell the counselor that you don't want her to know, and if you trust them, then I don't think it should be a problem.


i was thinking about going in to the consulors again and telling her the truth about the suicidal thoughts... i don't know if this is the right thing to do... but i'm so tired of being depressed and having to battle these thoughts... i just want to get better...

i just want to know if i'm about to make a big mistake or if telling the truth is the right thing to do...

Like I said before, she probably knows, but won't confront you about it unless you say it yourself, in case it really wasn't true. If you think you can trust them, then I definitely think you should try it. Especially if you are willing to even think about getting help, that's good. That is more than some people will ever admit.

To sum up, if you trust the counselor, and you are ready to listen to them and take action, I say you should try it.

Best of luck to you, and don't ever hesitate to post anything you want to say here, or contact people here. We are here to help you.


~StoppingTime/Steven

[XxEmoCheerleaderxX]

the thing is is that they may have noticed my change in the way i act but didn't call me in untill i gave my final project in english when i admitted that i was having trouble with depression...

i have bad trust issues with the consulor... i talked to her once before when i was younger when i was having troubles at home and she pretty much told me i was making it all up...

i admitt that i need help but i cant get help without my mom finding out... so the problem with admitting to the thoughts is that it will change everything... my mom will have to find out about this... :(...

[Fiction]

I think you should tell her.

Getting help is going to be the best way of getting help with depression and suicidal thoughts. It'll be worth it when they end.

If your mum finds out i'm not going to pretend that it'll be easy for you, but the shock passes and things do go back to normal. If you don't tell your counsellor though whose to say it won't get worse, you'll attempt suicide and your mum will find out anyway? Isn't that the worst way for her to find out? That's what happened to me and I wish i'd got help earlier, it would have made things so much easier.

Ending up in hospital at 3 in the morning was the worst way my mum could have found out. I know it's hard to tell people, and it's something I never had the courage to do, but it's definately the best way.

Good luck x