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Originally Posted by TheLonelyChemist
I suggest you to let your doctor do the talking to your parents. It's not guaranteed to work, but hope for the best. Let the local doctor talk to your parents. But before that, make sure to answer your doctor's questions honestly. If he believes you have depression, he will refer you to a psychiatrist.
And also, I really suggest to not use the internet for self-diagnosing yourself. It will only make you feel worse and trapped. Use the internet to keep yourself occupied.
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Thanks, but also another reason is because of this post and other things my dad said in the past about depression (especially in teens), I don't believe it will help. He already seems to believe that depression is not an excuse to "do nothing", and that if I had depression that "nothing" he'd say would matter because I will only end up killing myself. My mom seems to agree as well. If my doctor tells him, and it doesn't convince them (which I believe is the most likely outcome due to past events), then it will only end up making it worse knowing that they know that I have depression but aren't helping. Especially with how he already views me (lazy, selfish, etc.)