No longer sane, work with me now. Instead of trying to tell your parents "i'm depressed" have you tried telling them how it makes you feel? That you feel this immense pressure and that youfeel like freaking out? Giving them the diagnosis name might just have them write off your problem immediately just becasue it seems like so much. If this won't work, let me know, OK? Huggs hun. What a place to be in!