Will a school counselor tell your parents if you self harm?
A few thoughts….In the United States, school counselors are required by law as Mandated Reporters to notify appropriate people, or the counselor is breaking the law and can becomes personally liable for your actions.I have dealt with this many times working with emotionally disturbed students. My recommendation is to always talk with your parents/guardians about what is happening. If you feel you cannot do that alone, then it is appropriate for the school counselor to be there with you and your parents.As soon as you disclose you have been harming yourself, or thinking about harming yourself, the counselor then is required to take action and file a report, notify his principal, and then your parents.Don’t keep your self injurious behavior to yourself. You need to talk with an appropriate adult for your own safety.
What should i ask my councillor?
how about what type of garden should you plant ? since you are in the garden , land scape section , or maybe if you should put a gold fish pond in your yard or how to fix your sidewalk,,,,,,,
Help? thinking of seeing school counsellor?
after answers to some of my questions i have been thinking of seeing the school counsellor but i am not sure how to. could i just ask one of my teachers who is a deputy head if i could see her? and will the counsellor tell my teachers or parents any of the stuff i say? when would i have to go see her? cause i don't want people to notice i am gone! thanks for any help and could i have help with this problem too if you're interested? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylc=X3oDMTE1djgwdWY4BF9TAzIxMTU1MTcxMTgEc2VjA2Fuc19ub3QEc2xrA3N1YmplY3Q-;_ylv=3?qid=20071231164258AA4kjEU
Is it normal to get emotionally attached to your counsellor?
Depends on the person.Your counsellor is someone with whom you share some very intimate feelings, thoughts and emotions. This makes it significantly more likely that you’ll become attached to them than anyone who you don’t discuss your innermost thoughts with.Normal? I’d say not. It’s certainly not a rare occurrence by any leap of the imagination (particularly given that people in counselling are usually there because they are in some way more mentally vulnerable than others), but nonetheless, I’d hardly call it common.If you want to be with them romantically (which I don’t think is the case) then there’s bad news: that’s a relationship that’s not allowed to happen, and even if it were, it would be extremely detrimental to your therapy. However, if it’s just that you don’t want to leave them then you should be able to stay in contact with them in a non-professional capacity, depending on who they work for and that organisation’s policy on remaining in contact with former patients.Discuss this with your counsellor - I’m sure that they’ll have some interesting views for you.Thanks for the request to answer, and I hope that this helps.
Should I continue to see a therapist if I feel worse after seeing him/her?
I would like to give you a very personal answer. After one of my last sessions with my (excellent) therapist, I woke up the next morning throwing up and feeling physically sick. Then I could not stop crying for 48 hours (with small interruptions of sleep).To an observer, including my own husband, this looked frightening and even as if I was possibly getting worse. But at the next session I talked it over with my therapist and we realised that I had actually progressed.It turns out that, particularly at the beginning of therapy, one might often feel worse BEFORE eventually getting better. Lots of bad stuff has to be addressed and digested, in my case many horrible terrifying memories came back.But my therapist was able to explain to me WHY this was happening and why it was necessary for me to go through a certain amount of pain before I could start getting better.I feel much stronger this week, I am looking forward to continuing on my journey to heal from trauma that I have suffered. Definitely acknowledging that it will not be easy and I will sometimes feel “ worse “ after a session. Ultimately I will come out of the process having grown and hopefully healed inside.I hope that my experience can help you not to give up and wish you all the best on your own journey.
Should I be concerned that my boyfriend likes me to kick his b***s?
My new boyfriend actually likes to have me kick him in the groin during sex. He says it really gets him horny and that he can take the pain because he has a really high pain tolerance. That may be true but I am still worried that I may hurt him. Should I be concerned? Does he have some mental problem? He started out just having me squeeze them but then he moved on to punching and kicking. I guess I am pretty impressed with his toughness. He can take full force boot kicks naked. But I am still worried that something is wrong.
How can I get professional counseling without my parents knowing?
First of all, well done having the awareness to know that you need help. I know adults who never get to that point, and it shows maturity and self-care.I'm assuming you're under 18 (or the legal age of majority in your country). I'm also assuming you have a reason for not wanting your parents to know, such as fearing that they'll invalidate you/tell you you're not depressed/outright refuse. The fact that you don't feel comfortable talking to your parents about this is itself a sign of parenting failure; ideally a child should be made to feel secure enough that they can talk to their parents about anything that's worrying them, but so often that's unfortunately not the case.Since I'm guessing you live at home and are not earning much/any money, simply making an appointment with a therapist is likely out of the question. I'm 30 and I spend a quarter of my income on therapy. Quite often schools have a counsellor, but the quality can vary wildly, and they won't always be confidential in not talking to your parents afterwards. You could start by making sure they understand that the effectiveness of their job is based on you feeling like they can be trusted with your confidence. See how they respond and then decide if you trust them not to blab.If I were sixteen again, and (by some miracle) had the presence of mind to realise something was wrong and I needed help the way you do, I'd look for an adult I trust. Maybe a favourite teacher or aunt/uncle. Ask them if you can talk about what's going on with you, and tell them why you don't feel you can share it with your parents. Probably they'll be able to help a bit on their own by talking to you, and you'd be surprised just how many people have dealt with depression; you might get lucky and find someone who can offer insight.If you're worried that you pose a risk to yourself, there are plenty of helplines you can call, and I hope that you do.Other than that, the main thing I can offer is some hard-won knowledge; the depressed brain is a liar. It tells you things, like that you're a failure, or than nobody loves/will ever love you, that the world will be better without you. One of the best tricks you can do is learn to recognise that voice and challenge it. The trouble is it's coming from inside you, so it seems like truth.You can PM me if you want to talk about depression.
Can you go to jail for beating up a cat?
My sister 17 ( call herself mature ) was hitting my cat one year old, and I tell her to stop and she say why and I tell her would you like for me to hit you and she say to me if you hit me you can go to jail and I tell we'll if you hit a animal you can go to jail too, and she say to me no I can't they'll only take the cat. So I wandering if I tell the po po can she go to jail?.
Can a psychologist help themselves psychologically?
Psychologists are usually more aware of their own inner workings than the average person, but generally speaking it's widely believed that they can not help themselves psychologically because they are unable to maintain a strong degree of objectivity. A lot of psychologists and therapists see other therapists. In fact, if you want to be a psychologists (keep in mind you need to get your doc degree to become a psychologist) then most doc programs require you to see a psychologist while you go, just so you can experience it. Kris R who said psychologists only help people w/ severe problems is unfortunately misinformed. Psychologists can be therapists. The difference is how far they go in school. To be a therapist you'll need your masters degree; to be a psychologist you'll need your doctorate degree. But you can still get your doctorate degree and work as a therapist, but you can also have the title of psychologist.