The truth is that although I'm only 16 I've been depressed for the past 6 years. Yeah, not the best way to grow up. Recently I've been doing a lot of thinking and self-reflection and I finally realized why I'm so depressed and sad. Problem is, even though I know the reason I'm depressed, I'm still stuck wallowing in my depression. I kept telling myself that it would get better and my depression would just magically go away, but it didn't. It's been six years and it just gets worse. Lately I've been feeling more suicidal than ever and I know that I really need help buy I can't bring myself to tell my parents. I don't want to hurt them by telling them. I don't want them to worry. I don't want them to cry, and I don't want to shove my burdens on them. So what do I do? Any advice?