I don't tell my parents. Well my mother because my father stop speaking to me decades ago. I don't tell my aunt eith even though she was diagnosed with something. Probably depression or bipolar. Since we don't discuss it I don't know. It is not a cultural difference in my case. It is generational. They come from a time when you simply don't talk about mental illness and therapy is shameful. They took me to some sort of professional when I was 11 but that stopped as soon as their behavior was questioned. 3 months or so.

They also didn't talk about benign things like age. So if you were to ask me the age of my mother I would have to look it up. Since they shamed me from asking I mentally block it out.

If I don't seem too concerned about it it is because I have accepted it as par for the course a long time ago. There is nothing to be gained from trying to discuss it. If your mental illness is the primary rift then it is understandable why this is painful. I don't know. You may have to let it go somewhat because of the cultural acceptances between Columbia and here. They might learn to come around in time. Sorry I don't have better advice.

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