Should you consider thearpy for.....

I was wondering if thearpy would be a good option for someone who is constantly stress, have very big mood changes, perfectionisim and last but not least anger management issues. All of thease things combined are really starting to effect my life so should I consider thearpy and if so how do I tell my parents I want to see a therpist???
Thanks so much
~Tinkerbellchick~

Hi Tinkerbell,

Just come right out and tell them. If you think things are

escalating and getting worse, I say go for it. It doesn't

hurt to try. If your still in school, what about a guidance

counselor you can talk with....?

Since they are bothering you may want to talk to your parents about seeing someone to talk to. I don't know your parents so I can't guess how they will react. You may want to explain to your parents how you are feeling and explain that it may be easier for you to discuss your issues with someone who is not so close to the situation.

BB

I'm just really really afraid to tell them. They think everything is perfectly fine and nothings wrong but its not. I'm stressed out about everything. Yeah I'm still in school. I'm only 15 so.....I'm not sure how they would react. I might talk to them though.
Thanks for the advice.
~Tinkerbellchick~

If you have something specific you are stress out about in school, you might talk to them about that, see if they can hire a tutor for a subject or two that are too much for you or something?

I had a French tutor my mother hired in 9th grade, an older girl (this was back in 1963-64, before learning centers or anything :-) and it changed my French grade but also the rest of my life (gave me more confidence in myself) so maybe think of some smaller way someone else could help you and see if you can talk to them about that issue specifically.

We can only work on one thing at once anyway so work on a particular school-related problem (which I suspect would be easier for you to talk to them about?) and see where that gets you and if that helps relieve some of the pressure. A good Huntington Learning Centers or Sylvan tutor might be able to help break up some of the perfectionism, for example, too. A little relief can go a long way!

Hey, I'm not that much older than you are, and was in a similar situation this year.

What I did was write a letter to my parents a letter that explained what was going on with me in as much detail as I could handle, and left it on the nightstand by their bed.

It sparked a little discussion, and also, they said that they would let me do therapy if that's what I wanted.

Maybe you could try that?