How do I tell my therapist about my addiction to porn/will she tell my parents?
I'm a minor, female at birth, my mother used to have sex in the same house and I could hear, I was groomed, I got unrestricted access to the internet and that's of course where it all starts. I would like to tell her but I am afraid of her telling me that my parents should know, as my mother was one of the reasons and i already know she will do nothing to help just like when I told her about my self harm addiction, I also do not like crying infront of people and haven't infront of this therapist but I know if I try to bring it up I will begin to cry and I'll feel judging no matter what reassurance is given. I also unfortunately this is a very teenager thing to say, am scared of her telling me too just not use my phone ever, despite the fact that it is where I get it, the reason I'm typing this up is because of how just hours ago it got very bad and only because I looked at a relationship I had a long time ago (ik I shouldn't be dating at my age it wasn't something that I wanted to be in) which sexual themes was pillar in that relationship. Since then I have been clean since! My devices (again I get how corny this is) are my escape, my mother and I will never see eye to eye, my father is not in the picture and that may be a factor, we do not have the money for outdoor activities that would take my mind off it so if my devices were taken away I would be sleeping all day everyday. This is also a topic brought up because I am going into a public school after recently being in a private school and homeschooled and this may be an overreaction but I fear I may be easily tricked into having intercourse with someone, also not something I want tho if I'm addicted to porn you can see how that could make me susceptible to such things. And my mother does not support abortion.
Posted Aug 3, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC