So lately I have been getting really bad, to do with my depression and anxiety. One of my friends suggested I talk to one of the school counsellors but to tell you the truth I am scared to death of either what they will say or what will happen. If only I had one of my parents to talk t this about only if they would listen, they wouldn’t though so there isn’t even much of a point in asking. But I’m just asking do they really help you or do they just listen thoughts anyone please.
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The hardest part in getting over depression is telling someone important in your life. You NEED to get some help. There is no garuntee that things will get better over time without the correct support. For your own good, you need to either go to the councelor or the doctor
Unfortunately, it really sucks when you tell someone. I’m not trying to scare you, because this is the path to help, but this is what I went through. I didn’t try to talk about it logically, one day I just flipped the fuck out, said I was killing myself and sped away in my first car. I drove to a spot I thought I’d be able to do it, and just sat there with a 22 rifle on my lap for a while. Then I drove back home. When I got there, mom was waiting on the porch talking to a cop. The cop ended up bringing me to the hospital and I had to stay in the psyche wing for a week. It sucked so bad. They put you on meds. You don’t have to take them if you don’t want to. They had me on Paxil during the day, and Seroquel to sleep. I will say, the Paxil really did help with my temper and mood swings; the Seroquel really does knock you out and make you sleep within 45 minutes. I don’t know what the solution is for you. I wouldn’t recommend Paxil, because when you stop taking it, you get withdrawal similar to heroin. Yeah, really fucking sucked, thought I would NEVER get back to normal. But after a month and a half the stomach aches stopped and I felt normal again. I would recommend talking to more people on here who read your thing and decide to post. Everyone on here knows how it feels, and wants to help you. We know how it feels to be depressed every day and to be able to think about nothing but killing yourself. We just want to help others. good luck kid.
true i agree with ifoundmeandyou. It is hard to find someone to talk to. But ifoundyouandme, can I know what makes you NOT pull that trigger? hence I said being struck with depression is really bad. it is a silent killer eating you away bit by bit yet you have to put on a front that everything is ok just for the world to see.
Hi. My school had a waiting area outside the actual counselor’s office where they had printouts about what the counselor did – I wonder if you’d be able to get those at yours? I think the actual policy about what they do varies from school to school.
I don’t *want* to say that my counselor was especially helpful, because I did feel like she kept putting words in my mouth (wrt what they’ll say – it probably won’t be pleasant!), but I suppose she really was. She referred me to a psychologist for a diagnosis, and it was nice to have somewhere safe in school to have a good cry.
I should note that my counselor also insisted on seeing my parents to explain my mental health situation and get insight into any other factors that could be affecting me. My parents were a lot more receptive after that. I’m not sure why you feel your parents won’t listen to you, but having a professional explain the problem to them might help with that. Also, I was clashing a lot with my mum at the time, and the counselor was able to relay some information to me that my mum didn’t feel comfortable giving herself, e.g. her personal history of depression, that she was blowing me off partly because she didn’t want me to be depressed too… That helped with our communication issues.
You mention that you’re scared of “what will happen” – can I ask what you’re concerned about specifically?
I hope you feel better soon.
It may depend on the person. Up here, you mention you are depressed or suicidal, it’s reported.
I told someone I was suicidal last year because I wanted help, talked to a school psycologist, and they said because I am Christian, you’ll go to hell in my religion if you do that. Made me mad so much.
But some have had good experiences with some school people, so don’t take my word, use your judgement on thoes around you.
If you wanna talk, you can always email me anytime.
My email address is: brl.cents@gmail.com
I am the kin of person who doesn’t talk to many people, because I am such a shy person and I don’t think I could Handel someone telling me what I should and shouldn’t do right now. It is soemthi I absolutely Louth. I have also her that our school councellers arnt very nice unless they have met you before/know you. That is why I am scare to go because of what they might say or tell me.