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How can I get my parents to listen? I am twelve and I think I have depression. I have researched it thoroughly and have all the symptoms. I have casually joked about suicide, told them upright, yelled to them about it, but my parents just won't face the facts! My mom keeps saying it's my hormones, and my step dad thinks it's because I don't have many friends. I want some help, but I don't because it will cost money. I at least want to bring it to their attention that I have a problem, but I'm not a dramatic person and don't like talking about my feelings. Again, I have already tried to alert them, but they won't listen! How do I tell them without actually sitting down with them and explaining? Is such a thing even possible?