I'm 17, And starting therapy soon, what should I say and what should I not?
So I'm starting therapy soon this year and I'm worried about what I can and can't say. I'm extremely worried a CPS case will start if I spill too much. I went through a really rough childhood, my dad was abusive when I was younger but in recent years has gotten better, and our relationship has improved. we still butt heads and stuff but he's way better then when I was a kid. I would like to go over the abuse and talk about how it made me feel but I'm worried it'll get reported to CPS and The spiral of shit will start again and I don't want another CPS case. I went through alot of different types of trauma as a kid, and I wanna finally heal and get better so I can start being an adult and be healthy. I struggle from alot of self doubt and anxiety and a lot of it is caused by trauma I went through as a kid.
But will it be reported to CPS even tho my dad is a much better person now? This stuff happened about 4-5 years ago but since then he's improved.
I know you can't mention things of harming yourself or others, and stuff about SA/r@pe, But is there anything else I should know? I plan to ask my therapist what is the confidentiality rules when I meet them, But id rather be a little more prepared when I get there.