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Originally Posted by FakingSmiles
Thanks everyone who responded. I was having second thoughts about posting this until I saw that Open Eyes had something similar happen and how much you all care. I am seeing a therapist but I just can't find it in myself to tell her about what happened. Im not talking to that guy I mentioned anymore because I ran out of excuses to answer his questions. Is there crisis and youth lines for stuff like this? I didn't think there was, just for suicide/self harm. I really don't want it to happen to anyone one else, but I'm scared that if I tell anyone they will take advantage of me instead of help me.
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((((Faking Smiles))))
Good name, I did that for years and always felt like an imposter. I'm wondering if you have the right T (here that means thearpist) with the right T you should feel comfortable to think about being able to one day tell (him/her) about this without feeling that she will take avantage of you. As your T she has to keep your story confidentially, it happened a while a go, so it will be up to
you what
you want to do. Talking to a T or Crisis line(yes they have them for this too, check under woman, abuse...I'll check for the nation teen web site unless someone here already knows it ands gets it to you first) will give you the options that you have beyond sharing and empowering yourself by sharing your story.
That really was brave. You did a fantastic job. I didn't remember what happened to me and when I did remember, it came back bit by bit, and I wasn't sure it was real or not. But you have a lot of options and you can say no to all of them unless you are ready. If for any reason you are not compleatly comfortable w/ this T you can change, you don't need a reason. I realize your mom and dad pay for it, but you can just say its not working, or I'm not comfortable, maybe that will lead to a break though with this T? You can call a crisis line, see a counsler at school, you can find out if you city has a shelter for abused woman, they often have conseling for free, and if you are ready you can meet others your age that have been though similar experiences. Every shelter is different so please don't get your hopes up. I used to be on a board for a womans shelter, and the hardest step is the one you took when you typed your story. Hang in there.