Can someone help me?

[Uhura]

I think you should just bug him, whether or not he feels that way. He might not. But you need him and also the counselors you were asking about. Ask him for a referal to LDS Family Services. Or in college, I thinmk it just depends and you will have to look around. Some cities have mental health places with sliding fees. The one here is bad but that is just my opionon on one specific place. Sometimes counselors and patients just don't match.

So try looking into the college, go to your bisohp again, see if you can get refered to LDS Family Services. Keep trying.

[HEthePrimate]

Helping the people in his ward is the bishop's job. Don't worry about "bugging" him--it's what he's there for.

Yes, I believe most schools and universities have counselors.

In my opinion, cutting is not a matter of "worthiness." It doesn't mean you're a bad person, but it is unhealthy for you, so you need to get help. Your bishop should be able to help you. Even if he personally doesn't know what to do--though he might--he can at least refer you to a therapist.

Good luck!

HEP

[LDSJewess]

Please see your Bishop as soon as possible.

I know many of us don't want to keep asking for help because we feel we are bugging others.

But I once had a Visiting Teacher point out that when someone has a calling, oftentimes if we don't call on them to help us we are denying them the opportunity and the blessings of doing their calling.

And in addition to the Bishop, allow your parents and family to know. Of course they will be upset just as you would be if someone dear to you was hurting. But they want to know and want to help you.

You have an entire church family as well. Don't deny others the opportunity to be blessed by helping yopu. And don't deny yourself the opportunity to live in the fullness of joy that Heavenly Fathers intends for you.

Wishing you all the best. You will get through this.

[GregOstertag]

You wouldn't be bothering your Bishop, that's what Bishops are for. I'd encourage you to keep seeing your Bishop about it and possibly talk to other close adults in your life about it.

As my for my college, yes there are counselors.

[McFreakinawesome]

I just don't want to get into trouble... My parents found out once, and they were kind of upset... I really hate upsetting people. And I know my Bishop will be upset. He's known me like forever, and asked me to tell him if I ever thought of cutting again. It's just embarrassing, if that makes any sense

[Dove]

I know that Weber State University had a free counseling program for students that lasted for 10 sessions. It would make sense that other colleges had something similar to offer. Could be worth looking into...

[Uhura]

It makes sense but if you don't talk to him or get his help or other help, then you are keeping your life as it is. If you liked it you wouldn't be cutting. So I'm assuming there is something about your current life that you don't like. You know how to go back to cutting. So get help so you can try it without again. I tell myself sometimes when I get a thought that could lead me into depression. I know how to let the thought lead me down, so why not refuse to believe it and give that a chance too? I actually got the idea from a counselor in a fiction book suggesting to someone with anorexia to try eating, she knows how to go back to not eating.

Start with something like "You asked me to tell you if I ever thought of cutting again" Or "Do you remember when I talked to you about cutting?" if you need an opening for the conversation.

[McFreakinawesome]

I'm going tonight to talk to him about it.. I just hope I don't back down before I get the words out. It's easy to type or write the words out, but it is so hard to get them out verbally. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone, but it freaks me out.

[beefche]

Then write it down and either read it to him or let him read it. Nothing wrong with either of those options.

Good luck! And God bless!

[Dravin]

I've actually done as Beefche suggests before. I wrote a letter to the Bishop and presented it to him when I went in for the meeting. That way he could read it and I was there so he could discuss what he read.