Silent,

I highly doubt that your parents are showing this sudden closeness with you in the hopes that this will make everything better. Chances are, they are very worried and don't know how to react - like you said, you've always been the mature one - they are probably feeling terrible about the whole thing and just want their baby to feel better. No parent worth their salt likes it when their child is hurting and they don't know how to help.

That said, I'm very glad (and impressed!) that you had the courage to sit down with your parents and tell them what was happening. The desire to get better starts long before telling anybody (you have to want to tell them, after all) so congrats and keep us posted!

Anna

some of it's magic
some of it's tragic
but i had a good life all the way......
~jimmy buffett