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Hello,
Thank you for writing to me about this. The last few years sound like theyve been very frustrating and a lot for you to cope with alone. Professionals like psychiatrists are there to help, but they can only do that if they know whats going on.
Its hard for me to say exactly what your psychiatrist would do if you told them about your suicidal feelings, but they would want whatever is best for you. Psychiatrists should be there for you and the more you work with them, the more they can do to help.
It may well be that they want to share your suicidal feelings with some other people, but they would only do this to help you. The people theyd want to tell could be there to offer extra support, to help you through this difficult time.
Exams can be a really stressful time, so having as much support as you can get is a positive thing.
You're dealing with some really difficult things. It might help to read our advice on coping with wanting to self-harm or coping with suicidal feelings.
Opening up to someone is hard if youre finding it difficult to do then maybe you can practise talking about it with someone you trust. If you wanted you can do this with a ChildLine counsellor theyll always be happy to do that. Its important that you speak to someone straight away if you feel suicidal or youre worried that you might harm yourself.
Take care
Sam
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