Talking to my counsellor
I want to talk to be able to have open communication with my therapist.. but I’m also worried that if I tell him certain things he’d have to tell someone…
like I just want to tell him about my previous SH and be able to communicate when I have urges to sh without it being a big deal..
how do I start this conversation, what do I say?
@Jelliebean02
Hi there Jelliebean!
Sounds good to open up with the therapist. I think they are there to help you, so they can do it at best just if they know everything you are struggling with.
About your fear they could tell someone, i know that there's privacy policy, they can not just go around gossiping about you. Who do you think they could talk with?
Maybe you can decide to open up about SH by listing all the negative emotions you deal with, so you can mention urges?
Hope you can soon start a path to improve at best your daily life 😊
Hi! Thanks for your thoughtful response, I posted this yesterday and then actually got support in the live chat and ended up telling my therapist about it and it was a really great and validating conversation
@Jelliebean02
Hi,
I am not sure about a therapist's policy, so perhaps it is better to ask them first, to feel more comfortable about it. I do believe that they have to alert someone else when you are in imminent danger of hurting yourself of others. However, I believe they don't talk to anyone without your knowledge. I think you should talk to your therapist about your SH and the history around it. The therapist is there to help you, so I think it's best if you are open about it to them. :)
Hey! Thanks for your thoughtful response, I posted yesterday and ended up getting support and I talked to my therapist about it today
@Jelliebean02 Still asking the Same Question Jelliebean ? Seems like you don’t want to listen to peoples Answers that their giving you so why should we try ?
I literally posted this before asking in the live chat yesterday… I got my answers and your response is a little insensitive as you don’t know whether I took peoples advice or not.
sorry I should have deleted the post afterwards or something, but you literally could have scrolled
