Well if you have a counselor coming round the very last thing I would do is respond at all aggressively but instead try to take an intelligent and patient approach. Ultimately telling the counselor to back off and refusing to talk will probably only concern people more, if you really want her to back off then I'd politely ask her and your parents for a different counselor.
How I would respond is far more akin to tombstone. Regardless of who else does or doesn't believe in magic you do and the school should not be interfering with that. Your parents do have a certain right to control you however. My suggestion would be to ask the counselor why they think you're insane that gives you something to go on. From there you can find supporting cultural and scientific material to back up what you believe in. Both OBEs and NDEs have been tested scientifically and while there is no way to prove what the patient experiences they can test reactions within the brain and correlations have been observed. If you counter all their points calmly and reasonably then you may suggest that the students reported your "insanity" may also need counselling as to why they feel threatened by a minority and ultimately peaceful faith.
I agree with with both Sillieh and Murfie, while I don't really approve of lying it is sometimes necessary to use deception to protect yourself however this doesn't help with long term issues, to deal with those you must research all things regarding the beliefs that they are questioning (and any others that they might question just in case), there is plenty of scientific evidence these days that back up what many have believed for a long time, such as "M theory" which indicates the existence of parallel realities as well as many other "new discoveries" made by science, and get some reference info from sources that they can't dispute like big name universities as well as reputable "experts".
Re: Should I trust her? By: Artindark Moderator / Adept
Post # 9 Apr 28, 2013
Since when counselor is put in charge of people deemed as "insane "?
To my understanding councelors deal with emotional issues, such grief and sometimes behavioral issues .
To me it is very strange that the opinion of individual in adolescence stage ,is taken so seriouslly from professional in this field .
I also never heard of therapist of any form simply assigning himself/herself to a patient ,against her or his will and in your case withiout the consent of your parents ,just because a school pupil decided that somebody is "insane ".Who allowed this person to enter in your life so abruptly and question your belief system ?
A good therapist knows the basic rules of communication with patient and forcing yourself to a patient is not exactly standart or prudent move from her side .This has produced already the normal affect of such actions - you trying to keep your guard against her .
I would have told her that I do not trust her enough with my mental ,emotional ,physical wellfare and she is no use to me ,because her actions already put me in deffencive state .
Opening to people has everything to do with trust ,and he/she has failed greatly to get you to trust her .
The main task to each professional in health care is to make the patient feel comtable and relaxed enough to be open for the treatment ,session or whatever is needed in order to better and benefit this patient .
I simply would be honest with her ,because giving people a feedback for their attitude eventually might better them ,and you do not need to pretend that you even like them or are willing to work with them .
My suggestion, logically reveal the counselor's intent. Instead of then asking you questions, pose a couple of your own: Why are you here? What do you hope to accomplish by talking to me? Why should I be scrutinized for my beliefs? Do you have anything better to do? (Mind you, the last two may come off as rude, best to avoid them.) Take a NotePad with you, right down responses and try to Sherlock Holmes it.
Another logical idea is to educate your councilor, if they learn more about your beliefs, they may not label you again. Compare it to Christianity or Catholicism, so that they realize that it's a religion as well as belief system. (And if you live in a town that isn't witch friendly, try not to practice in front of people... For your own safety.)
my situations a bit like yours , in school people call me names , they all think I'm insane,unusuall,creepy(the list goes on)
the thing is you have to stay strong in what you belive in. dot let others change your mind about things.
I told my perents..we argued about it ll the time, we still do but I just engnore all the things thay say because I KNOW what I belive in and NOTHING thay say will ever change that .
if you like you can mail me and we can shere experiences.
I hope things will get better for you.