I will be seeking help soon and am feeling very nervous about it. Just general anxiety about talking to another person about my problems, but also one specific thing:
How careful do I have to be when bringing up the topic of suicide? I'm worried that if I tell the truth -that I've been thinking about it on a daily basis for months and sporadically for the past several years- the therapist will leap across their desk to a grab a bright red telephone that connects direct to a crisis team who will have me committed immediately. Either that, or they'll notify and inform my emergency contact, which wouldn't be super cool with me either. I don't believe I'm a threat to myself at this time so I imagine that reaction would be a bit... extreme.
Anyway, the point is that I'd like to know if I need to gingerly tip-toe around the subject or just unload the entire truth on them straight away? :huh:
How careful do I have to be when bringing up the topic of suicide? I'm worried that if I tell the truth -that I've been thinking about it on a daily basis for months and sporadically for the past several years- the therapist will leap across their desk to a grab a bright red telephone that connects direct to a crisis team who will have me committed immediately. Either that, or they'll notify and inform my emergency contact, which wouldn't be super cool with me either. I don't believe I'm a threat to myself at this time so I imagine that reaction would be a bit... extreme.
Anyway, the point is that I'd like to know if I need to gingerly tip-toe around the subject or just unload the entire truth on them straight away? :huh: