[sammi]

I told my guidance counselor everything today. It was easier then i thought it would be actually. She was pretty open about talking about everything. She even gave me a list of a few T to go see. It was just hard sitting down and getting it all out there i guess.

The only down thing about this was that my parents now have to know. Lets just say that the car ride home with my dad was almost unbearable. My dad doesn't like admitting things. This is going to be one of them. He basically told my guidance counselor she was wrong. I talked to her after she spoke with my dad. Don't get me wrong he's a good guy but sometimes he just prefers to push things away.
What also is hard is this all happened when I was suppose to be in English. I saw that teacher later and told him where i was and i don't think he really believed me. He told me to go to the office and get in confirmed. I don't know why it bothered me so much but it did. I don't like him thinking i skipped his class. Oh well its to late now. I guess if it really comes down to it my counselor can verify where i was.

Sometimes it just feels like everything has to be so hard. Even when you are trying to get help. I feel like i'm crazy, when so many people think you're just faking it and making it all up you start to wonder if they're right. Who knows anymore. Maybe i have lost my mind

[katheryn]

no you havent made it up, i hope seeing a t will help,
it just amazes me that ppl still dont understand these sort of things unless they work in that area or suffer like the rest of us,
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[Flinty]

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You are not crazy hun...... It's more of the fact that some people don't understand what we go through at times!!!

I applude you for seeking help from your guidance councilor & I don't think you should stress too much about missing your class.
You have taken a very important step to fixing the issues you have & I'm sure that (if not now) then eventually you teacher & parents will understand & support you!!!

I believe that too many people these days, ignore the problems & issues they have or pretend that they don't exsist..... Stay positive & remember, you do what you need to do, regardless of what anyone else says or thinks!!

Flinty

[FaithisAlive]

Hi Sammi.. you did a brave thing.. going to your counselor and telling her everything... good job!

I think its natural to not want someone to think the worst of you.. especially when you have done nothing wrong...so don't worry too much about why it bothered you that he thought you were laying out of class.

I know how it feels to be treated as if its all in your head... thats how it feels for me having an invisible medical condition that causes chronic pain..doctors saying there isn't anything wrong because they can't see it.. It is enough to cause one to feel crazy, I know...but we have to stand by what we know in our hearts.

Stay with it hun.. you are on the right track I think... and your parents will come around soon. I hope everything gets better for you real soon!

[zombiette]

Sammi,
well done i know it's really hard to ask for help but once it's out there it feels so much better. when i first got depressed my parents didn't believe the guidance counsellor either...they were in total denial, but then again they've got problems of their own i guess the last thing they wanted to deal with mine but remember the guidance counsellor believes u and she is the one trained to deal with this sort of stuff, so ur not making it up. and everyone here believes u too. good luck and pm me if u need anything
-Zombiette-