Background: have identified as aroace since I discovered the label, years ago and I have never had a GF, I have identified as Agender for a few months because I realized that the label fit me and I didn’t feel like male did that well.
My therapist talked to my parents and said that those things may be caused by my depression which I have had for as long as I can remember.
I was fucking pissed at them when I heard that especially because my parents thought it could be true. But is it valid?
Earlier today, my parents mentioned in front of my younger brother that I have suicidal thoughts, and then they told me that he had the same thoughts in order to try and make me feel better but know I’m thinking that they may tell my younger sister or even friends that I feel that way.
#(Tw: s*icidality) I don’t know if I should be mad at my parents
sonic whale
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Background: have identified as aroace since I discovered the label, years ago an...
that is not ok, no therapist or parent or someone you trust to keep secrets should out you like that, whether abt your sexuality (or lack of it) gender (or lack of it) or depression
you have a right to be pissed at them
sonic whale
Thanks for the sentiment
ruby trellis
I feel that your family and therapist handeled this very incorrectly. being a certain gender or lack of a gender/sexuality doesnt in and of itself cause depression
the people around u tormenting u for that might, but the iddentity itself wont
also yea ur therapist is required to tell your parents if you have su*cidal thoughts, however they should not have told ur parents about your gender or sexual identity. without your previous permission
also no offense, but ur parents and lil brother sound like insensitive jerks
that or undereducated
sonic whale
I feel that your family and therapist handeled this very incorrectly. being a ce...
Okay it seems like I phrased a lot of this poorly:
I am very open about being aroace and agen
My therapist told my parents that those things may be caused by my depression and my parents repeated that in front of me I WAS NOT OUTED
My brother also did nothing except be in the room when my dad talked about su*icidal thoughts