Should I take my daughter to see a mental health professional?

First and foremost she needs a doctor to ensure her SAFETY and her life. She is in jeopardy if she wants to commit suicide. That needs to be addressed immediately.

Wether or not a doctor can help her in the long term and help whatever is making her feel this way.....hopefully that happens. I survived depression and suicidal thoughts on my own with a little, and I mean little, bit of help; but, it was precarious and a long drawn out thing/hell.

If the cause is merely psychiatric, like schizophrenia or depression or whatever, that's the best place to be-with a doctor. If the problem is psychological and in her past-that may be tricky-she'll need therapy.

There is another fringe possibility to keep in mind even if you don't believe in it don't write it off: that she is a psychic &/or medium. She needs to be taken to a doctor FIRST even if she is one of those possibilities. If you discover you think it is a possibility (even if somehow you don't believe it) she may need the help of another psychic &/or medium because psychologists/psychiatrists are not trained to deal with this. A doctor may insist that it is all a hallucination-all of it no matter what-when you &/or she may start to realize that there is some truth in it and labeling things as a hallucination or delusion is not right or is not the answer. Unless you find one that is aware of this ability and can work with it, you may have difficulty helping her navigate an area between the two (psychiatry/psychology and psychic ability).

I mention this because of what you said about her imaginary friend. Does she call Sonia an "imaginary" friend? Or, did you come up with those words and description from something she was trying to tell you? I don't think imaginary friends are age appropriate-she is 14 not 4. 14 is too old to be having imaginary friends.

If she thinks someone wants to kill her-no matter what that "person" is-telling her that no one is going to kill her is basically the same as telling her she is WRONG to think that or her thinking is flawed or she's wrong &/or her feelings and thoughts are wrong or ridiculous. I think saying that may be a mistake for that reason. You're saying you don't believe her-whether it is a medical problem or not or a psychic issue or not. And, it may be important to her that someone believe her, even if it turns out she's wrong, her feelings are very important, especially now, and it is my opinion that invalidating her is not helpful and may help make the situation worse-her feelings are what are making her so miserable and they are valid. Ask her some questions about why she feels this way. What led her to think Sonia is trying to get in her body? What led her to believe she is trying to kill her? How does she lnow that name, where did it come from? Listen to her answers and say nothing that is a judgement or assessment like: no one is trying to kill you or an imaginary person cannot get inside your body that's ridiculous can't you see that (even if you say it nicely)? She may be completely serious and believe this and you saying that is not going to make it go away is it? She's not gonna say "Oh, okay :)"

If you just dismiss her feelings in this way I PROMISE you it is A MISTAKE. You will push her away and she is too old to be dealt with this way (AKA There is not a monster in the closet now go back to sleep.).

So to recap: 1. Take her to a doctor 2. Listen to what she says and learn about her feelings without arguing/disagreeing with her feelings and explaining how illogical her thoughts/feelings are. Only take an interest in how she thinks and feels, let her talk. And later you can help her communicate these things to a professional. Support her and stay on her side. A doctor is the one qualified in how and what to say to someone if they have delusions or what not that they may need to let go of, not you. And don't side with the doctor if this is where he/she wants to take the conversation. Stay on her side no matter what while she works her way through this making up her own mind and figuring out if something isn't real, she has to be able to reach any conclusion on her own basically without others dictating the nature of her reality and a doctor may be better prepared to be a guide. And...3. That she may just in the end be a psychic/medium having difficulty dealing with and making sense of strange and frightening experiences with no support system or help specifically for that. Of course if she is psychic you may wind up being the one who is required to be a guide because a doctor may not be prepared to deal with the reality of psychic ability. Just remember what I said about dictating the nature of her reality, telling her she is mistaken, & how she comes to terms with what's real and what isn't. Because if being psychic is the case, she may know more about what's real than you anyways, and must

She is scared an alone inside. She needs help from a professional, no matter how scared she is. You will be doing the right thing by taking her to a place that will relive her of her suffering. I hated my parents for taking me to a therapist, but I am so happy now! It changed my life. As her father, the most loving action you can do is give her the help she needs. You guys are in my prayers.

Find a professional, it seems to me that your daughter has had such severe depression that the sad part of her personality has taken its own form in her imagination as Sonia. So she sees her sad self through her imaginary friend. Get to a professional as soon as possible

Sounds like you need to take her to a professional psychiatrist. Hopefully she'll want to talk to them. Hopefully things will get better for her.

She needs helps. She has been bullied, very badly. Self-esteem issues.