i think you’re the only one that knows how bad i actually am.. i have brought up how bad my depression is a couple different times, but i’m pretty sure those were brushed off as a joke… -late night anon

((Okay. You need to tell someone very seriously about it. It’s not going to be easy, I know, but you need to. Even if it’s not your parents – you can start with a school counselor or your medical doctor. It can help to speak with someone who is trained who has seen this before and can help you A: break the news to your family more easily and B: open doors for treatment and help.

Again, I understand this is difficult and painful. And I hope you understand that when people don’t see what you’re going through, it’s not because they’re ignoring you – they just don’t know how to identify what they could be looking at. Most people don’t, but that doesn’t mean they’re stupid or that you’re not expressing yourself properly – it’s just something they don’t understand.

Does this help at all? I really hope it does – I don’t know your exact situation so I tried to word it in the best way that could apply to you.