Any advice is appreciated! Thank you.
Answer by patty
Seek help from the school counselor (If you are school aged)
Good Luck1
Answer by Amaya
My mom did the same thing- she didn't acknowledge the possibility that I have a mental illness that needs treatment. What I did was calmly talk to her about it, knowing all my facts and not making a scene. I then said that I would like to talk to a therapist about this and see what the therapist says. It's sometimes hard for parents to acknowledge the fact that their son/ daughter may suffer from a mental illness because some then start to doubt their parenting methods, and wonder they went wrong but they need to know that it's not their fault- they did nothing wrong in raising you. Try to involve them as much as you feel comfortable involving them- don't completely block them out of this. Part of curing a mental illness is having support, and your parents can potentially be a huge source of support.
Hope this helps :)
Answer by Steve G
I am a severely depressed person as well. to be truthful, talk about treatment for depression is a myth. Society expects us to suck it up and function whether we're depressed or not. Medication doesn't help. So do the following: Go to a motel. shut the door. turn out the lights. Sit in this room all night without sleeping. Let the demons come. Let all your personal failings come to the surface. You will suffer the tortures of the damned. But come morning, you will feel better. You will sleep and wake up with a headache. But you won't be depressed. (At least for a little while.)
Answer by HERRAH.
I glad you made the decision of going to help. Good for you! As for your parents, they might just not want to admit the fact that you have you're on problems now and you're not a child anymore. (I'm not sure if you're an adult or not.) They may not seem like it but I'm sure they care. Maybe try sitting them down while nothings going on and just say, "I've been really thinking about..." Whatever you think would help. Tell them what's been going on in your life and explain these feelings.
Good luck and 'feel' better!
Answer by Jumping Trains
Good for you! If you still are in school, you could meet with the counselor. Now, he/she will tell your folks that you met but she is also trained in working with parents who deny anything is going on. If you have a car, then yes go to the Mental Health Clinic. Just be aware it is expensive, and if you want it to remain secret you'll have to pay like $ 80 in cash.
You don't need to go to the city, there are confidential therapists you can meet in a suburban area. Just make sure you find them from the yellow pages and check that they are in the Better Business Bureau (I assume you're American) so that you know they're legit.
Sorry that your parents won't swallow their pride. That happened with parents of 1 of my students, and he ended up drug overdosing (died).
Keep the school psychologist in mind, it's free and they're used to handling parents.
Also, you can fight depression on your own by doing things such as :exercise, hanging out with people even when you don't want to, and eating healthy, and doing some volunteer work. While it won't cure the depression, it'll make it easier to handle.
Orignal From: Mental Health: My parents keep denying the fact that I may be depressed. They always have an excuse, and I know they're wrong?
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