I want to see a therapist. How do I tell my parents?
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Moderated by Danielle Johnson, MSED, Community mental Health Counseling, LMHC
Updated: Jun 10, 2022
latticinio
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Nov 16, 2017
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If you feel comfortable enough to do this, sit your parents down and explain whats going on and why you believe you should speak to a therapist. If you are too afraid to do this, set up a doctors appointment and ask for them to refer you to a therapist. From personal experience, the latter tends to work best.
graceclarity
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Nov 17, 2017
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Tell them how you feel and try your best to communicate it clearly and in a way that will hopefully help them betterm understand your situation and the help that you need
TogetherForeverAlways
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Nov 17, 2017
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By having a normal honest and open conversation, explaining them why you feel the desire to see a therapist and answering the questions they may have.
Anonymous
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Nov 18, 2017
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I would get my parents together with a teacher or counselor at school and tell them. Sometimes it's easier if you have the support of a teacher or school counselor
Anonymous
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Nov 19, 2017
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Be honest and clear about what you are going through. You need them to understand the problem and to support you.
winnwish
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Dec 7, 2017
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It’s best to just be honest with them. You can try to let them know how you’ve feeling for a while, and why you feel you want to. I would recommend to best to tell them when you’re sitting together in a calm setting, so you can really have a conversation about it.
Anonymous
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Dec 7, 2017
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I understand it is not easy to talk about this with your parents. But you have to one day or other. You can try putting it this way that you are a little disturbed/depressed and you need to talk to a professional and get a positive outlook towards things.
Stoot
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Dec 13, 2017
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Wanting to seek professional help is a very healthy thing to do and should be viewed as a positive step rather than something negative. Hopefully, your parents will be supportive and view it as such.
HavenonEarth
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Dec 24, 2017
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You should tell them that you are concerned about your emotional / mental wellbeing and that in order to keep thriving or start to thrive more in life, you think seeing one will really help you tremendously and your relationships in life, including the ones you have with your own parents. Be calm, polite and honest and find a compromise if you can, with them.
Anonymous
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Jan 10, 2018
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It may be a good idea to write down what you want to say. Sit with them and calmly explain that you'd like to see a therapist and let them know why you'd like to go. For example, something that has haooened, feeling down, anxiety, etc. Wanting to see a therapist is not a bad thing.
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