Counsellor?

Ok, so heres the situation.

- I am unhappy with the way I look, inside and out.
- My Dad died when I was 10 (I'm fourteen now)
- I've had a massive fallout with two ex-best friends, and now don't speak to
about 11 others who were in the group. I am very mature in that respect so this
isn't a silly fallout things will never get back to the way they were.
- I've contemplated and tried suicide.
- I hate the person my Mum is "seeing" at the moment.
- I feel very alone, and hate my shyness.

Well anyway, I was diagnosed with depression and have an appointment with a
counsellor, I was very suicidal when I went to see the doctor. The appointment
is in 5 days, but I feel much better and happy now. The thing is, when something
goes wrong I seem to go suicidal again. Should I see the counsellor or not
because I feel ok at the moment?

Please don't write harsh things, sorry i'm quite emotional in that respect =]
Thanks
That counselor is like your lifeline. You need to keep that channel completely
connected with him or her in whatever way you possibly can. Talk to that person
about your feelings and be sure you tell him/her exactly what you wrote here
about reverting to feeling suicidal when things go wrong. Your counselor needs
to know that. If he is not willing to keep the channel open with you like giving
you a phone number where you can always reach him, have him give you a number
you can call 24/7 so you always have a support person available to you until you
feel strong and like yourself again. You are definitely on the right track, but
you need to have that counseling help available to you all the time and that is
your next big step - making it possible. You need to speak to your counselor and
if you get the run-around from him, you need to speak to someone else there
until you get help. Keep reaching out and you will definitely get the help you
need and it will be there for you when you need it which is what you are asking
about in this question right now.
Yes, go see the counselor. I had good days when my depression wasn't being
treated, but sooner or later the suicidal thoughts would start to pop up.
I was taking antidepressants and the way they worked for me was by blocking the
suicidal thoughts so the counseling could help me.
I saw my counselor a few weeks after being told to stop the meds, and she could
see that I was going down again.
I had the good luck of seeing two great counselors, if you don't feel
comfortable with the one you see you should be able to find another one.
Yes, I think you should. I know you said your feeling better. That's great for
you. But, you still have to talk about the things that wrote above. I see mine
every week whether or not I'm feeling sad. You don't have to be scared. I know I
was at first and I'm 46 yrs old. It's nice to talk to someone who listens and is
really there to help. You can tell them anything. You can cry, laugh and it's
even OK to get angry if that's what your feeling.

Take care and please don't give up!
Yes, I really think you should see the counselor.
You should definitely go see the counselor even if you feel ok right now. It
takes a while to get back to a good place when a person is feeling like you do -
I was in a similar place 2 years ago and I went to my counselor for almost a
year before I felt ok enough to stop. I even went when I was having a good day
and feeling better about things - it was just nice to be able to talk to someone
who was not going to judge and who could help me work through even the daily
things that would come up. So yes - definitely keep your appointment and I hope
you feel better soon. Good luck!