How to tell your parents you need help...

Lately ive been really depressed and i dnt no what to do...some days i'll be fine and really happy but then other i'll come down and just cry for no reason...the other day i took a day of skewl because i was to sad to get up....i decided i would tell my parents i was sad and i did and they were really great and my dad kept telling me its ok to be sad.
But i feel like i need more than that, i need to talk to a therapists or start anit depressants...i just need something to help me but i cant face telling/asking my parents i need help...what if they're embarrassed or become over obssessive with making sure im ok all the time...i dunno i just need some advice on what to do

Does it help to talk to a therapist when u feel depressed??

Whether it's just plain hormones or not, if you want somebody to talk to; you want somebody to talk to. Ask them. If they're alarmed, calm them down, either way, you need to ask them, otherwise they probably won't get the hint.

I think talking to therapists is different to everyone. It helps some people, because they feel they can just let it go to someone they dont know, where as other people feel as if they cant talk to someone they dont know and need to talk to someone close to them. I really don't know what you should do. but i hope it turns out okay.

I was in the same shoes you were in..i was depressed except i missed half of my freshman school year becuz of it all..but it sounds liek you have good parents that will support you..mine didint they just said i was sensitive and suck it up..but i ended up gettin help myself..and it worked for a while..but for each person therapists are different..it just depends on if you liek talkin about your feelings...

What you do for help... hmm i was hospitalized twice in my life so far. there is no easy was to tell them. you don't want to hurt them, so write a letter. just write then give it to some one they know you trust. then have them show it to your parents.

i've had four therispest. yes they do help. alot more than you know.

Thank u so much every1 im gonna ask them soon hopefully its just everytime i try i just decide that i dnt want to...but soon hopefully i'll ask

again thank u so much, its so nice to have people listen 2 ur problems and give advice and not judge u

Luv Fallen

Hey i just wanted to let you know that I talk to a therapist. They CAN help. If you go to one and feel they aren't helping, it may just be that particular therapist. You can then get a different one.

The medication thing, I would hold off on first. How long have you been depressed? Talk to a therapist for awhile. Months even. See if they help. If not, then talk to them about medication. But one thing my doctors and therapists always tell me is that medication only works to some extent. You still need to talk to a therapist because medication doesn't solve all the problems.

I hope you feel better soon! Its horrible being depressed!

Thanx heaps i asked my mum nd she agreed nd she was soo cool wiv it which was good...but the other day i left open a document which had all the poems i posted on this site nd she read them nd the she was crying nd i really upset her cause now she nows that im sad but its actually making me feel worse....neways just wanted too vent...thanx so much 2 every that listens nd gives advice! u guys are awesome!
luv shell xx

Ok my mom knows that i cut... but all i had to tell her taht i wud stop and seh believd me.. she dont even check me... but know im really trying and wanting to stp and need help.. so how do i tell my mom taht i want help now?

Si si- i'm sort of in the same situation as u- except that my mom doesnt know @ all (i dont know if that makes the situation better or worse?!) i don't know how 2 tell her, an i'm so scared of how she'll react-

any suggestions?

I do that too, and i just went and told my parents i needed to see a shrink i reminded them of the things they couldnt talk to their parents about and that i needed someone to talk to, so now im seeinga shrink and its realy helping it didnt the first few imes but it is now

Ive never told my dad anything. once or twice i have told him when I am sad but usually i dont want to make him feel sad too so i dont day anything