Denied Therapy For Years By Parents

[Junie-pie]

I'm almost 16 years old, and for 4 years my parents have been denying me any kind of mental health help. They've always told me I was faking it and that I needed to deal with my problems on my own.
Ever since I can remember I've had some obsessive compulsive tendencies. I get addicted to anything I touch. I expressed my concerns and they said I was just making it up for attention
After 2 years of abuse by my best friend, and after they caught me self harm, they promised me a therapist. But now it's been nearly 2 years since they promised that and nothing. Every time I bring it up my mom denies ever saying that. She says she can't let anyone else tell me what to do with my "emotions" and apparently years of repeated trauma is "normal teenager stuff"
I need help. My dad is really the one I should tell, but everything I say to him he tells my mom. Then she gets mad and it's back to the "attention whore" names and the "you don't need to be drugged up"
I need help now. I don't know what to do.
Someone help?

 

[mrsmegan]

Can you go to your school counselor for help? Maybe they can find a way to get you help that doesn't involve you getting your parents involved at all. I'm sorry that this is happening to you.

 

[Junie-pie]

Can you go to your school counselor for help? Maybe they can find a way to get you help that doesn't i...

I'm not sure if I can. They're mandated reporters and my mom doesn't believe I was sexually assaulted. She would probably put me through more Hell if I did.

 

[mrsmegan]

I believe mandated reporting is only for situations in which the abuse is currently happening, as therapists are mandated reporters as well. You can always go in and ask about confidentiality.