Therapy

[Maki9]

Hello everybody,

does anybody have any experience talking to a therapist about ctb thoughts?

I am aware, related thoughts fall under the category of "danger to self," and that confidentiality is therefore waived,

however it seems that honesty leads to better assistence, and I do want to heal, I really do!

What do you think?

 

[dragonofenvy]

Hello everybody,

does anybody have any experience talking to a therapist about ctb thoughts?

I am aware, related thoughts fall under the category of "danger to self," and that confidentiality is therefore waived,

however it seems that honesty leads to better assistence, and I do want to heal, I really do!

What do you think?

TLDR: Honestly is the best, but make sure you're not discussing specific plans or actions you've taken or dates because then they are obligated to send you to the hospital, unless you want to be put in one.

I am in the process of doing so right now. I shared with her a google doc that I wrote that had a bunch of suicidal thoughts/writings in it. I've also talked to them about suicidal ideations in the past. I have not yet talked to them about my attempts. Honestly, she seemed way more concerned about my thoughts about self-harming rather than my suicidal ideations.

You can freely talk about suicidal ideations, but if you tell them that you have a specific plan and a time and intention to hurt/kill yourself you'll likely get sent to the hospital. Having vague plans in my experience is OK. I've talked to therapists & psychologists in the past about shooting myself in the head with a shotgun and they seemed concerned, but didn't send me to the hospital for it.

It is important for them to know about your thoughts. I'm not sure how a therapist would react as I'm currently seeing a psychologist, but I'd imagine they'd ask you questions about plans if you brought it up. Unless you want to go to the hospital, you can simply say that you don't have plans, and are simply wishing you could die. This will help inform them of what kind of support you need. I don't know exactly what that support looks like but I probably will know next Tuesday when I see my psychologist again.