[.Brittany.]

Hi there,

The way I see it every teacher reacts differently and it really matters when it comes to how old you are. Your profile says you are 18, so if you are, you are legally considered an adult.

I told my gym teacher about it when I was 18. At this point I had been struggling with it for over 8 years. He just gave me some tips and suggestions on how to cope with it. He also said he would send the counselor an email so she could touch base with me. I eventually started seeing her, but she never told my parents about it.

In college, when I was 22 years old, my teacher had somehow found out about it, she also found out about my suicide thoughts and actions. Eventually a month or so later I was brought to security then taken to the hospital under the mental health act where I was discharged 10 hours later.

On the flip side, when my friend was 15 she told the counselor and almost immediately she told her parents. So I guess it depends on your age, how severe it is, and if they think that you're going to do permanent damage to yourself. This also depends on what country you are currently living in, all this information I am giving you is from personal experiences and I am Canadian. So something that might happen in Canada might be different in the United States, or England.

Make sure you do some research about what the laws are in your country when it comes to counselors releasing that kind of information. Let us know what ends up happening.

Let me know if I can do anything!
Best of luck!
Brittany