Telling someone
I was for a bit over 200 days clean but I still want to sh again and I kinda did it again some weeks ago. I go to therapy for some weeks now but because of my panic attacks, social anxiety and anxiety in regular but no one knows about my sh. My parents are really supportive and my mom had Panic attacks herself but I am afraid to tell them and I am also afraid to tell my therapist. There is this friend in school and I recently had a panic attack in school and she sad the whole time with me and talked to me even after. And she also has experience with panic attacks and social anxiety and I told her that there is this thing (my sh) I probably I should tell someone but I can't because it's to bad and I'm embarrassed and I don't want people to see me different and she said that it's okay if I can't tell her but that I also always can vine to her and that she won't tell it anyone and that she won't judge me or anything. So in kinda thinking of telling her but I don't know how and if it ist really a good idea. So this is kinda a went but if someone can give me tips how to tell someone or if it is even a good idea to tell some I would be really grateful.
Well I guess I haven't got much or really any experience with that, but I think it would be good to talk to someone. And if you tell your therapist I think they're supposed to tell your parents even if it's confidential but it depends. If you do choose to tell someone, hopefully you can get the support you need! Reaching out o cups is good too, so that's good. Plenty of people won't talk about it and it can be really scary, but I'm glad it seems you want to do something about it. And 200+ days is really good, hopefully the number gets higher next time! You can do it, and if you can't do it alone that's okay
@Lilachocolatecake,
I am glad you are planning to tell. Sharing such details are hard . When I first told someone about my issues (SH) it was through text. We were alone in my room. But I couldn't make an eye contact with the person. And hearing all of it while I speak was too much of embarrassment I could take. So we just sat side bu side on the floor and chatted about it. It's weird if you look from outside. But if she has an experience with panic attacks , she would surely understand why you need to be it this way. Just a suggestion. You are the expert about what to do in your life. But reaching out helps . It's difficult but always worth it.