There are laws about this in each state. Look up mandated reporter for your state to get details. Usually the rule is that they have to tell somebody if you are in imminent danger, and they have official assessments to determine that. In some states it also depends on your age. If you want to safely talk about suicidal thoughts with somebody, a regular therapist would probably be better because school counselors have to follow school policies on top of the mandated reporter laws. You can tell your school counselor that you're depressed and ask them to talk to your parents to get you signed up for therapy. A therapist will also have very clear paperwork explaining details of confidentiality because of requirements from their licensing board, and your school counselor might not have that.
I'm tired of dealing with this, so I figured I'd attempt to get help before attempting to ctb. Thought it would be worth a try to try to live. I've never asked for help before, so if I'm going to die anyways, why not give asking for help a shot? I just don't know how to go about asking for that help. I might just tell my mom or something and maybe get into therapy that way. But I don't know how to do that either.
Mental illness runs in my family, so it shouldn't be that surprising. I think I'd rather tell her myself in person. But it's hard for me to do.
Go see your guidance counselor and say "I want to tell my mom I need therapy but don't know how to tell her"
I might tell your mother before the counselor. I think she would be more than willing to help u. You don't have to come out and say u are suicidal but in a round about way u can say u often get so down about things that you wish you were dead. Make it serious enough that it grabs her attention but maybe don't say flat out that you have been looking for methods and planning. Unless your mom doesn't love u, she will be more invested in your well being than a state employee.
I can find a good enough time, I just don't know how to go about saying it. I can't bring myself to say the words "I'm depressed and want to die and I need therapy," or anything like that.
I'll try to do this, but I definitely will not be telling anyone about methods or planning right now. And I'm 99.9% sure she will try to help me, she's been diagnose with depression before.
Yeah, I'm probably going to throw the idea of telling my councilor out the window and just tell my mom. I'd rather tell her myself than have someone else tell her.
If you call a crisis hotline, they can help you figure out what to say. As soon as they pick up, just tell them you want help with how to ask your mom if you can see a therapist.
Would the crisis text line work? I can't call, as people would hear. I'm almost never alone and calling is uncomfortable for me.
Yes that would be fine, the text and call staff have the same training and sometimes are the same staff members. This one is for any crisis, not just being suicidal, so they should be able to help you figure out what to say to your mom, how to say it, and how to pick a good time https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in
Thanks, this was the one I was even thinking of texting. I definitely will sometime today.
