how do i tell my parents i'm depressed?

ive been depressed since 5th grade. i'm now in 8th, but many people will just tell me i'm "seeking for attention" or "it's just a stage." my mom has depression, but i'm still scared to tell her or my dad. something happened in my family when i was in 5th grade and that's part of the reason why i am depressed. i'm scared my dad will say "oh that's nothing to be depressed about." but it really affected me. i told one of my close friends back in september 2014 that i was depressed because she texted me saying she was bipolar so i told her i was depressed. she told me "no you're not, cry, build a bridge and get over it." that's the thing. i can't get over it. we were in a fight for 3ish weeks. now, after that, im scared to tell anyone.

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  • Tell your Mother. Anyone who is going through depression or has gone through it realizes how urgently you need help.

    It doesn't matter what happened; it traumatized you and you won't get over it until you are able to either talk *about* it (if that's what you want to do) or deal with it.

    For me, I am obsessively fact-checking to prove that things actually happened throughout my life (good or bad) because my parents taught me that what I heard wasn't what was said, and what I said wasn't what I meant.

    Don't let anyone try to tell you something didn't happen; no one but you realizes what it's done to your life.

    There is help; I just wish I got it sooner!

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