I am 50 but for the past couple of years I have been back with my parents due to very bad depression. the first year I was using them as my primary emotional support. Especially my mom as she understands and is very caring and non judgemental. One day I saw this extreme look of pain on her face and could see how it pained her to be powerless to make me ok. I decided right then and there that I would no longer burden my parents with my everyday ups and downs and thinking. They are still very supportive and help me but I have used other outlets such as this forum and in real life friends, my pdoc, etc. I have been at it for twenty years and lived 2500 miles from my family that whole time so I know how to get outside support but it was just to easy to stay home and rely on them.