hey yall, so, ignoring the fact i barely post anymore, i need some help.
some background info; im a sophomore in high school, i have severe anxiety, depression, paranoia and insomnia, and sensory issues, like as close to debilitating without quite crossing the line as possible, i had an ungodly amount of mental health crises last year, i had a severe panic attack on saturday and another on monday, and on monday i managed to wheedle my generally insensitive and willfully ignorant mother into allowing me my second mental health day of the year, which, btw, is already a quarter done with, and now she is harping in me about not making this a pattern and how she is suspicious of how helpful this actually is.
now, after a panic attack as absolutely massive as the two i recently had, the only thing i have thus far found that really helps is multiple hours in a dark room, surrounded by soft things, unbothered by people or noise. that ain't fucking possible at school. so i need to stay home on those days. and she has seen the goddamn consequences of me attempting to go, or actually going. it is the farthest from pretty.
so i need to express to her, my therapist, and maybe even my school guidance counselor (although i am skeptical as to whether anything could possibly make her believe me on this) that i genuinely need to stay home for like a day or two each term. any advice on how to get them to pull their heads out of their respective asses and listen to me communicating my needs?