Depression is

 

 There's so much things I want to tell my parents, but the hardest thing is :

 I'm depressed.

In Asia, Depression pictured as a joke. You go and tell your parents and they gonna be like "what the hell is that stupid thing ?" and your siblings will just laughed at you.

 I'm so tired, I really want to just get over it and die. Problem comes just like acid rain, it was just won't stop coming. I even be an antisocial, It's hard for me to go out and talking with people around my age. I feel so sick of myself for being useless and sensitive. When I talk with someone I would be attached even when I know they're going to leave, dammit people like to leave me these days, Because of my stupidity.

 My parents are spending so much money to keep me live, being in contact with the hospital for almost 6 years aren't that cheap.

 So how can I go and tell them about my depression, my mental issues ?

I feel like a trash

 

 

 

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Scorching_Ember #1
Comin from someones whoms been a loner most of my life, its a to deal with. Im vietnamese (but i was born in hong kong, but raised in the states) & i rarely open up to my parents cause those 2 will always be a typical bat hypocrites who'll start w basic assumptions & judgement. I also suffer from austism lvl 2-3 & bein autistic btwn these 2 lvls makes it difficult to even open up & the last time i was back in vn, my uncle (mom side) took me to a psychiatrist for depression related & all they gave me was meds & pretty much meds in gen (cept for allergy ones) dont work on me.
So the way i manage it is watch horror movies or rebinge on watching buffy the vampire slayer & charmed to keep my mind off of wantin to do stupid .

& not too long ago (back on valentines day) i ended a rela of 9 yrs (it was long dis cuz the guy lives in vn) cuz the person i was with decided to go all controllin jackassy on me & so i ended up goin afk for awhile as his bro & sis in law blames me for his stupidity
suchentao #2
Hi, I'm suffering with Atypical Depression wherein positive events temporarily improve my mood but will constantly shift back to a depressive state.

I'm also from Asia. Depression is not widely explored as a true illness. In the Philippines, as far as I know, millenials are using social media as a medium of showing awareness to mental illness. But the older generation will still look at depression like it's "just a feeling that will go away."

Tell them that you need them to listen to you. Tell them that what is in your head. Tell them that you love them and it's not their own fault. Don't directly say you have depression because that will just make them assume things. We don't want them to assume your depression is "a phase". Let's be real about it to parents.

If you want, list down on a piece of paper what you want to say to them. Organize your thoughts first. If we just start babbling to our Asian parents, they might not take it seriously.

Good luck. Please find peace with yourself first. I know it's hard to do... but I hope you can try it.
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