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Hey there,

I've reached out to teachers before and I don't mean to scare you but it is difficult. But once you do it you will feel relieved, especially if you have a teacher you truly do feel you can trust. Depending on the laws in the UK, your teacher might be obligated to report it to your parents, however. In the US, that's how it works. But I still think this should not stop you from doing so. Why don't you want your parents to know? If you're afraid they won't understand, or if you're afraid they'd get angry, I would share all this with your teacher. He can probably help you with what to do in that situation, or at least connect you to the right people.

One thing I did learn from reaching out to teachers is that they are not professionals so they won't really be able to help much. Some teachers will listen despite being able to help, and some will just send you off to someone else and not care to check up on you. So I honestly think if you want to tell your teacher you can, but they're likely going to just send you to a counselor in your school or refer you to someone else.

If you're questioning what to say, maybe you can write a note? Just know that if you do write a note though, that is written proof and your teacher may decide to keep it. Another thing you can do is just ask your teacher if he has a minute after class/school and just read off of a paper but not give it to him. Sometimes reaching out can be really hard and we may not know where to start from when there's just so much to say. Go in with what you want to say and if you break down, so be it!

Anyhow, I think this is a good idea, and I'd go for it! If you ever want to talk, I'm here! Drop me a PM/VM if you'd like! (: