You might be surprised by your family. I thought that my family would never accept that I had mental health issues, and felt like I had to act like nothing was wrong. It turned out that the majority of my family has mental health issues. They just don't think that it is something that should be talked about. But they have gotten better. I would have been better off if I had been able to get some help sooner. I don't know if I would have gotten it if I had been less afraid to ask, but I wish that I had tried.

Maybe you could bring it up in more of a general way, like talking about a friend who has periods of depression and has a hard time trusting people, and see if they are able to talk about that. Then if it goes well, maybe you could tell them a little more.

Or talk to a clergy member or school counselor or adviser or teacher and get their support first, and then talk to your family or ask them to help you talk to your family. I know that it is pretty scary to talk about, but it sounds like you are pretty talented and you don't need something holding you back in your life. It doesn't have to if you get the right kind of support. Yoga and meditation are great, but if they don't help enough, you owe it to yourself to get more help.