Advice for Seeking Professional Help (Trigger Warning- Sexual Abuse, Self-Harm, and Suicidal Feelings)

[Chloe_M]

Hey guys,

My life at the moment is really complicated, so I'll keep it brief:

• My parents are extremely strict- they don't let me do anything, when my boyfriend (who was also my best friend) broke up with me, they didn't know
• I was touched inappropriately last year by someone who I had known for years (not a family member, a peer)
• I suffered from depression(?) after the breakup for about 5 or so months (I don't have a diagnosis because my parents didn't know)
• I have stopped now, but I had been self-harming for around 2-3 of those months
• A couple of weeks ago, the depression and anxiety was so bad that I wanted to kill myself
• I am always anxious- I have a constant feeling of dread in my stomach
• I have panic attacks frequently that sometimes are for no reason- these involves sweating, shaking, hyperventilating and crying
• I really hate germs and am kind of obsessed with washing my hair and sanitising my hands
• A lot of my 'friends' judge me and some of them bitch behind my back
• I find that my anxiety is not at the front of my mind when I dance or when I am on this forum helping others
• My ex and I are friends again, but some weeks he ghosts me and flirts with random girls, and some weeks he acts like my boyfriend again
• I have only recently 'come out' to my parents about being anxious all the time
• I am going to see the school counsellor on Monday
• My parents are going to take me to a GP and get a referral to see a psychologist

I would like some advice on how to talk to a counsellor/psychologist and some general info about confidentiality and stuff like that.

Thanks guys xx

Chloe_M

[Ggrand]

Hello dearest Chloe,

Im so sorry that your struggling so much..It’s okay about posting,If you want to talk that’s okay and if you don’t want to talk that’s okay as well, but most of all and very importantly please look after yourself the best you can..we all care very deeply for you...Please be okay sweety.

We are all sitting quietly with you holding your hand and giving you some warm comforting hugs...

Very caring thoughts,

Grandy...

[Chloe_M]

Hi Grandy,

Thanks for the reply. I just feel out of place and excluded from my group. However, i have figured out that I need to try as well to include myself.

Thank you for the hugs, it seems that people here are the only people giving me hugs lately.

Chloe

[startingnew]

Hi Chloe

just popping in to see how your going? and to send you some hugs

xox