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Originally Posted by Wingardium27

Hi! Sorry for the late reply.

My parents actually reacted a lot better than I thought. My mum was upset but tried to be understanding and my dad was mainly indifferent, which is the closest he can really get to understanding seeing as he isn't really the empathetic type. We even made a bit of a joke out of it after the initial difficult conversation was out of the way - my mum asked if I had tried snapping an elastic band on my wrist instead, to which I replied, 'Yes, although it doesn't quite cut it' (an unintentional pun) I'll start trying to confide in my parents a bit more, even if it is difficult to start with.

I've accepted it as a good thing for me - although I am not in therapy, I am having counselling with a lovely woman who actually specialises in trauma therapy and support as well as CBT. She is effectively still a stranger to me, although I have started to trust her (a big feat for me, seeing as I find trusting anyone anymore to be very hard, if not near impossible).

Yay! I have finally found a fellow fan I'm so excited for their next album.

Thanks for everything!

I'm glad to hear it went well, I've been thinking of you and hoping things went okay. I bet it's a relief knowing it went better than you had expected it to go. I know counseling can be difficult, but I hope you continue to trust your counselor over time.

I am excited for their new album too! You're always welcome to message me so we can talk all about them.