just ask them for their reporting obligations first, then feel free to tell them stuff.
There's no " help". Their definition of help is medication that will make you worse. The only medication that are semi safe are old school meds(Xanax, klonpins, Valiums. They don't give you side effects. Makes sure you elaborate " thoughts " because they will forcefully admit you into a hospital.
Just to add because it came to mind: the first time I saw a crisis counselor on campus I told him that my plan was jumping and that I regularly went up on the roof of my parking deck. He commented that there weren't really high buildings in our town, and I said I calculated based on the number of floors and ceiling height that it was at least 100 feet and a drop onto concrete so it would probably kill me, and all that happened was that I got a follow up phone call to check on me. I honestly may have subconsciously wanted to get a psych hold when I told him that, but lost my nerve when I said I was fine when getting the follow up call.
