How to tell my dad I dont like him

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wow - really glad to read what happened. i know it took a lot of guts for you. and the outcome, i think, is the start of the road to repair. for yourself and your relationship with your dad.

i wish i could give you a hug too!

please keep in mind that if you go to a counselor or psychiatrist for awhile and really don't like them, try another. i have been through counseling. my first one was lousy and really didn't help at all. i found another who was great.

also, if they want to put you on antidepressants, don't let them give you paxil. i was on that for awhile and yes, it helped a lot but it was really, reallly hard to get off. it messes up your brain chemistry and when you try to stop your head and body buzzes, gets these electric "jolts" and feels VERY bizarre. i tapered off over a period of 3 months, and i wasn't even on a high dose.
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i think prozac is the only antidepressent actually approved for use in younger people, although doctors can prescribe any one they want.

qazqaz... I've looked at your past 20 posts. I think 19 of the 20 lacked any meaningfull content or intelligence. I rest my case.

Thanks everyone. Whats next? If I go to a pyschritrist will they help me work out all these issues? Like: Anger, depression, guilt? What can I say to them? I mean, if I say I want to kill someone for fun, will they just ship me off to a mental hospital or actually work through it without freaking out? Will my parents know what I say?

I'm so glad, FaBMX.

What you say to a psychiatrist stays in that room. The only way that person is allowed to tell another person is if he or she thinks you are a serious threat to yourself or anyone else. It just depends on the therapist and how much he or sh knows you to figure out whether your a threat to yourself or another individual

your parents won't know what you say. your therapist is bound by law to keep things confidential unless they think you are a danger to yourself or others, as mentioned.i think you should start with the basics of your depression first, your feelings about your parents, (as a unit and individually), and kind of work up to your other thoughts. i don't think your other thoughts are overly uncommon, but they are scary. establishing a base of your life will help in putting those thoughts in context for the therapist. a good therapist will be able to separate real thoughts of violence from fantasy thoughts and guide you through that.as for your death thoughts, not caring about humans but feeling bad about animals.... i think that is because animals have no choice and are helpless. they are stuck with whatever life their owners give them. i think it is a good sign that you have empathy for them.

Alright thats cool. Didn't want to say something to them and have it bite me in the ass. My family is supportive. My dad is really cool with me now and wants to know what Im doing in my life. My mom told me it took a lot of courage and balls to do what I did (Talking to my dad like that, even tho we didn't get along) So maybe this fix a lot of little things?

absolutely this fixed a lot of things! i think you really woke your dad up to his shortcomings and how they affect you. he admits he knew about that, but now it smacked him in the face and he sees he needs to help you and also make changes in himself. i think he realizes just how much guts it took you to come to him, and that probably affected him deeply.

i'm so glad your parents *listened* to you and took you seriously. not all parents do, and in those situations things only get worse. keep us updated, this is a great thing.

Hey... show your dad the Body Worlds exhibit and see if you two could go. They have an IMAX theater and and entire floor of science displays (didn't get to see that it closed at 4:30) It would be something you both can enjoy and have something to talk about. It's not too far from your home. Here's an opportunity for you.

im really proud of you.. this really is a big step for you.. i hope everything works out good and things with u and your dad can be fixed