So their is a councillor in my school and lately I've been really confused about my sexuality I don't know if I'm Lesbian,BI jesus I might just be straight and I don't want to talk to my parents or friends so would talking to someone I don't know work better.Just really need help and talk to some one. :bang::bang:
Do you know any queer kids at your school, and is the councillor known for being an ally and helpful on these issues? I ask that because, unfortunately, we cannot rely on adults by default. If you have any doubts about whether your councillor will keep your questioning in confidence, I hope that you would feel welcome to discuss your sexuality here. For what it's worth, same-sex attraction is really fun and nothing to be ashamed of.
If you don't think you can trust her, see if there are any gay groups there in your area. Try local colleges, if there are any where you live. I would think that any professional counselor would know to keep any negative feelings about anything someone says them personal and not violate the confidence. In fact, it's against the law for them to tell anyone what you say to them unless you threaten to harm yourself or someone else.
Ultimately as people here have pointed out, if you don't trust her, don't speak to her. I did speak to a school counselor a couple times but it wasn't LGBT related. In fact, I can't really remember what it was for, was a long time ago. I can only remember that although I didn't find it very helpful, I was at least able to get a few things off my chest in confidence. What kind of school are you at? We have 'C of E' schools here in the UK which stands for Church of England. I feel that religious focused schools will potentially react differently if you were to come out as anything to them (the counselor in this case)
Right, but that doesn't mean that people don't do it. Besides, if the councillor does violate disclosure laws in this way, the OP now has to jump through legal hoops to turn that into an actionable issue. What I'm saying is that we might want to distrust the councillor by default.
If it's a catholic school then I have a feeling she'll just try to tell you you're wrong etc. Honestly I think, despite the fact it's terrible, she might just make you feel worse as she'll be fueled by her religion.
That's one of my biggest concerns and then my friends will start asking questions and I don't really want to talk to them about it
Well, if you decide to speak to her, you could just tell your friends it's personal and you don't want to talk about it if they ask.
