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 Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:07 pm
Crazy story! So I was in the car with my mom on the way to the bus stop on Tuesday, when she told be that I had a doctor's appointment at 3:30. Now, I have diabetes, so I have to go to the doctor's a lot, so I started complaining about it. Then she said that I was actually going to a counselor. Then I got really upset, seeing as I had heard nothing of this before! She basically said that I needed it because I got an attitude whenever I talked to her, and I guess she thinks it has something to do with my diabetes... What she fails to understand is that I am a teenager. Well, the counseling place was at the hospital and I went and I basically told the counsler that I had no idea why I was there, and she asked me a lot of questions and I answered them all sanely 3nodding But I still have to go once a week. Which sucks.
anyways, discuss:
have your parents ever lied about something like that?
have you ever had counseling?
Do you think I'm crazy???
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:27 pm
1. Yes
2. No but I wish
3. Yes
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:05 pm
1. Yeah.
2. Yeah.
3. No, but being a teenager isn't a reason to give people attitude.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:09 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:20 pm
1. Sort of, except on my side it was more carefully omitting the stop instead of lying. It would be like, "We're going to the grocery store, Wal-Mart, and the drugstore. Oh... didn't I mention ____?" >< It was more common when I was a child, but my parents did lie about several other things...
2. No, although I could probably use it. *shrugs* My best friend went through a rough period, and she went to see a counselor. At first she resented having to go, but then she realized she actually enjoyed attending. Seeing a counselor can be a very soothing experience.
3. No. :/ You don't have to be crazy to be seeing a counselor. That's an old stereotype that really needs to be put to rest. It's a very common practice nowadays for a good many people who just feel that they need someone to listen. Counselors can be very beneficial, because they are un-biased listeners who can offer you advice to help you understand why you feel the way you do. Anything you tell them cannot be reported to your parents, so don't be concerned about the counselor being a spy or something like that.
It's too bad your mother essentially tricked you into going, because it probably soured the experience a bit. You should know your mother did it because she loves you and is concerned about you, even though it sounds as if she doesn't fully understand the changes we go through as adolescents [we're not the same children we used to be. GET USED TO IT.]. Anyway, you should try to approach this with an open mind. It could be something you'll eventually come to appreciate.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:33 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:06 pm
  I went to counseling? Or therapist WHATEVER after my failed attempt They stopped after My mom switched jobs (And insurance) So yea She still think i need... haha i say to you woman! She hasn't really lied to me I mean, 'cause I take most of what she says Pretty well So she's pretty forthright about things Except about her health... gah It kills me ToT
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:15 pm
1. ummmm, kinda but it was a good thing actually.
2. No but I think I should get some...
3. Of course not, parents tend to think their kids have a problem due to like a disability so something but what they don't get is that it's mainly hormones that are making us act like that. When you get older, like the age of most parents, they forget about how they acted, they think they were perfect and never acted like us when, to be frank, they did.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:53 pm
not that i
remember.
yes, a long
time ago, but
i'm considering
asking my
parents to get
me some more.
only a little.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:53 am
Okay, so I was just kidding about the first reply I made. You know I love you and I don't think you're crazy. heart
In fact, you're probably the sanest person I know.
You know, the problem is, parents just don't get it. They just don't get that growing up is really hard! Even though they've already been through it, they think they understand, but it's different for everyone.
And the way she told you was NOT the way to go about it.
Ya know, I don't think you have an additude problem at all. I mean sometimes when your mom talks to you, you can be a little... testy, but compaired to LOTS of teenagers you're almost an angel! *COUGHBRYANCOUGH*
It's probably gotten worse since you were diagnosed with diabetes, but I think that's because your mom is always nagging you now about what you've eaten and how much you've eaten and stuff.
Maybe she thinks you're not handling your diabetes well?
Personally, I haven't noticed ANY changes in your personality since you found out you had it.
I mean, this summer, a little while before you found out, you were kind of, you know, irritable, which upset me, but it was because of your low blood sugar, and after I understood why I was fine with it.
And you're not like that anymore now that you have it under control.
At least not to me.
But like I said before, parents just don't get it. They just don't understand. scream They don't want to except they're little baby is changing, so they make it out to be some sort of 'problem' to avoid the truth. Parents are like that. I observe their behavior.
I dunno though. I kind of wish I had a counselor, or therapist.
Only there's nothing obviously wrong with me, so my parents aren't gonna get me one. Plus I could never be open to one of those people, you know? I'm not really open to anyone.
I just wanna see what it's like. I wanna see what therapists are really like. I want be one some day, you know? (I'm thinking seriously about that, now).
And also I like to have as many experiences like as I can, in case I want to write a story about some one in therapy. You know what they say, "Write what you know"! (And my whole life revolves around writing).
That was way to long. crying I wish I could just say what I'm trying to say in a few words like some people can, but instead I just have to go on and on and on to try to get my point across but STILL people don't get me!
Maybe I really DO have problems...
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:24 am
1. My mother has never lied to me about something like that. She is straight forward and honest with me about things like that, and I act the same way for her. She fails to notify me of things half of the time, but she doesn't lie about where I'm going, who I'm seeing, and how long I will be there. Or whatever little detail.
2. Yes. I had alot of counseling last year, when I was back at my old school. I had been having alot of problems with school, family and people, and my friend urged me to go and talk to the one at school, and we kept in touch, and it really helped.
And sadly, I don't see her anymore, but I hear from my friends at my old school that she asks about me alot, and I am thinking of one day taking the day off from school, visiting my old school and having a talk with her, because, as you all probably know, things have been rough.
3nodding There is nothing wrong with it. It doesn't make you weird or not sane.
3. I don't know. Are you?
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