T you have to do what is best for you, not for your mom or for anyone else. If you try to hide things from your therapist how can he help you?

Depression not only makes us think negatively, it also clouds our logic... you are afraid you will hurt your mom if you seek treatment, but if you go on without proper treatment and just get worse and worse, don't you think at some point it is likely it will hurt your mom even more? If she is going to feel guilty that you need treatment, how much more guilty will she feel when she finds out that you needed treatment and didn't get it and then something bad happened?

Getting help may or may not hurt your mom... and it will help you. Hiding from treatment will definitely hurt you and will likely hurt your mom even more.

Bottom line is that her problems need to be dealt with by her. You can help her out as much as you can but in the end you can not be responsible for her decisions, just as she cannot be responsible for yours. Since you are the one responsible for your decisions, please decide to do what you need to do for your own health and well being.

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