told my therapist/please help

no point · 20-09-2010, 03:12 PM

i told my therapist about the suicidal thoughts and she asked me if i'd OD'd before and i said yes. now she thinks i'm at a high risk to myself. she wants to let the GP know and she also wants to let my sister know. i never wanted anyone to know this! she says that if i don't cooperate then she can't see me anymore. please help me decide what to do. shall i stop seeing her?

crazykat · 20-09-2010, 03:15 PM

I think it would be helpful to get more support from those around you. Is there any reason why you don't want them to know? *hugs*

Schleier von Dunst · 20-09-2010, 03:17 PM

I think it would be good for you to be able to get more support from those around you, it can really help. I also wonder why she says she'll have to stop seeing you if you don't cooperate.... you obviously need the help and support which you won't be able to get if she does that, and as a therapist, she should understand how difficult it is to explain such things to other people.

no point · 20-09-2010, 03:21 PM

i don't want anyone to know because i don't think i'm worth it honestly and i can't talk about this stuff with people. she said if something happens to me then her license will be taken from her if she doesn't let the gp kknow. that's why she can't see me if i don't cooperate. i hate myself for telling her but i obviously can't take it back now. i'm freaking out right now.

Schleier von Dunst · 20-09-2010, 03:25 PM

She will need to tell your GP, because they're not allowed not to, if that makes sense. I think she needs to give you the choice about your sister though.

When I was very suicidal (I was rising 17), my counsellor had to tell my GP, my psychiatrist and my parents because I'd told her that I was contemplating suicide. I was distraught and also wished that I'd never said anything, but I knew I had to because I was in danger. I got the support from my parents that I'd wanted but been scared to ask for, and now, a year later I've stopped self harming, ODing and I enjoy my life a lot more, so I'm grateful to my counsellor. I think it would be a good idea for you to cooperate as much as you can, for your own wellbeing.

crazykat · 20-09-2010, 03:26 PM

You are worth it. You don't have to say much to them, tell them you are talking it through with your therapist. They are just there so you have someone to go to if your therapist isn't around.

no point · 20-09-2010, 03:31 PM

thank you. i think she should have given me the choice of talking to my sister as well but she was really strict about it. i know my sister and she would just panic if she were to know about this. i don't really live here (just studying here atm) so i don't really know about the rules and regulations. i have to go now but thanks again!

Adril · 21-09-2010, 08:02 AM

They report things for your safety. Im not te best person to give advise or anything and im not recommending you do this or anything but when I had a counciler I found it hard to tell them anything because i was worried they would report the serious stuff or everyone would have to be notified, but my couciler told me about the "I have a friend..." trick, its helped me out. When you want to talk to therpist about something but your worried how things might turn out if you do, test the waters by saying "I have a friend..." its easyer that way be coz its not directed at you, and then when you've said something like that and your therpist tells you how they would deal with that situtation you can then confess and say it was actually me not my friend if you want too.