mentally ill cuties

[Zelda]

Originally Posted by BookKitty

depending on which state u live in (it might b the same everywhere??) when ur 15 ur the primary person responsible for mental health treatment so as long as u have ur insurance info u can go w/o parent permission

Okie, i will do some googling on that, thank u c:

[meerkat]

oh man i used to be able to relate to everythign in this thread but now i really can't

[AlgebraAddict]

Originally Posted by Zelda

hi how do i go to a therapist w/o my parents knowing and also how do i explain to a therapist that idk if anything is wrong i just wanna know for sure if i'm being a baby or if i will stabilize more as i get older or if i need some lowkey meds?

i'm turning 18 in fourish months so that'll help.

i think i'm too immature atm because i'm a lot better than i used to be (i think), but at the same time i could just be reflecting my mom b/c she doesn't have very high opinions of ppl who take meds. So yeah, i wanna have like a check-up like you do with physicals? But i can't ask my family how to set an appointment up, obviously. Pointers?

avoid school counselors bc in my experience they're a lot more prone to telling ur parents everything. Also if you can drive and have your own cell phone, as someone else said, get your insurance info and go. it's also possible you could set up a consultation/first session that is free, if a therapist in your area is willing to do that. I've known counselors that did that.

[Lily09]

Originally Posted by AlgebraAddict

avoid school counselors bc in my experience they're a lot more prone to telling ur parents everything. Also if you can drive and have your own cell phone, as someone else said, get your insurance info and go. it's also possible you could set up a consultation/first session that is free, if a therapist in your area is willing to do that. I've known counselors that did that.

although if you use your parents insurance that may?? be difficult if it gets billed to them i'm not sure on the specifics tho but i should find out since i turn 18 in 15 days lol

[BookKitty]

Originally Posted by meerkat

oh man i used to be able to relate to everythign in this thread but now i really can't

is that good or bad ? whats up in yr life meera

[Swallowtail]

I keep on going through cycles where I'm at a healthy weight then I fucking lose 15-20 lbs in a few weeks then gain it back and then start hating myself and lose it all again and oh boy is this fun

[AlgebraAddict]

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

I keep on going through cycles where I'm at a healthy weight then I fucking lose 15-20 lbs in a few weeks then gain it back and then start hating myself and lose it all again and oh boy is this fun

yikes fam! hang in there. eating problems stinkk

[Zelda]

Originally Posted by Zelda

hi how do i go to a therapist w/o my parents knowing and also how do i explain to a therapist that idk if anything is wrong i just wanna know for sure if i'm being a baby or if i will stabilize more as i get older or if i need some lowkey meds?

as it turns out, my job was just way too fuckin stressful and it only took a week for me to calm my tits after quitting.

I still kind of suspect I might have a mild form of Sensory Processing Dysfunction (disorder?), which, mixed with how asocial I am accounts for pretty much all of how awful I felt at my previous job. It's all speculative though, and now that I don't feel the need to bang my head against hard objects I'm not that concerned with it anymore.

[Swallowtail]

Originally Posted by Zelda

as it turns out, my job was just way too fuckin stressful and it only took a week for me to calm my tits after quitting.

I still kind of suspect I might have a mild form of Sensory Processing Dysfunction (disorder?), which, mixed with how asocial I am accounts for pretty much all of how awful I felt at my previous job. It's all speculative though, and now that I don't feel the need to bang my head against hard objects I'm not that concerned with it anymore.

hey whats up I also have fun sensory problems. which means that sometimes I cant touch people and my parents get unreasonably pissed that I'm not okay with them touching me whenever they want. but idk it only gets to the point where it interferes with my life when I'm stressed out but yeah. for you is it more one thing or another like noise or scent or touch or light or everything?

[Zelda]

Originally Posted by Swallowtail

hey whats up I also have fun sensory problems. which means that sometimes I cant touch people and my parents get unreasonably pissed that I'm not okay with them touching me whenever they want. but idk it only gets to the point where it interferes with my life when I'm stressed out but yeah. for you is it more one thing or another like noise or scent or touch or light or everything?

oh man I remember you talking about that before and imo your parents need to learn better boundaries *cough* but that's not my place to say .-.

I'd say touch and maybe sound? External pain doesn't bother me at all, but light/random touch does, especially on my legs. And there was a moderate level of noise at my place of work but I felt like I couldn't hear what anybody was saying most of the time.

Now that there's a lot less stress I don't notice it nearly as much. And I dunno, maybe I'm just really ticklish and have a big space bubble, like I said, it's all speculation at this point. As long as it's not interfering with my life I'll probably just leave it alone o-o