Actually, I re-read your original post. and it seems your mom and dad don't see that you need to stay home sometimes for a "mental health day." Truancy issues are far greater with unexcused absences. And I know how hard it is, because I can take "mental health" days at my job, but at the same time they are just normal days out of my paid time off, so if I take them and I get sick or my son gets sick, that's a day I don't have.

And I also know when you're not well and you force yourself to go, you're not really there anyway. (Mentally speaking.) So do talk to your doctor about the situation and maybe he/she can talk to your parents about it. Sadly, sometimes parents listen to doctors advice more than their kid...