With me, teachers didn't listen to me until they were told that I overdosed earlier on in the year. Then they wouldn't leave me alone. When I relapsed, they were good about it but once I had recovered they didn't want anything to do with me anymore. I got kicked out of the boarding house and that was that.
One good thing they have done is put me on SEN support which I find extremely helpful, I have to admit I wouldn't be here without my SEN teacher. I also have therapy sessions once a week and I find them helpful.
One problem is that now they know about me it's as though even if I 'look sad', they panic about it. I always get asked 'are you okay' because I 'look like I'm down'. It annoys me so much, especially when some of them are denying that I need to go to another GP about this (even though my therapist said that I need to go).
My school is an extremely pressured school, especially for music as that is what it specializes in. It is a high-achieving school, although a fair few of us failed our science mid-year tests (yr9).
We do have fairly decent pastoral support in school, although one thing I'd love to happen is that I can openly speak to some teachers I was able to speak to before, as I feel as though now I have additional support I'm not their problem anymore, and that hurts. I could be so open about things, and now they just don't want to know anymore. Teachers have to understand recovery is a long process and not easy, and that to recover we need their full support all the way, not to just drop us just as we're starting to get better.