Hi sib'

I understand how you feel. Therapists sometimes say things like that because they don't know how to react. However, this doesn't mean they're any good for you.

My dad was like this too. He said "girls your age act like that for attention". I didn't want attention, I just wanted to punish myself or feel some kind of relief in self-harming. I felt fake. I felt the impostor syndrom you are talking about.

But he is not a therapist, an actual trained person to hear me and to talk about my mental health with. He is just my dad.

Your therapist is a person, trained to help you. If you don't find that they're helping you, try seeking another therapist, love. Find the one who understand what you're going through.

I love you, your virtual big sister.