I was bullied to the point I got PTSD and severe depression. My parents think it's irrelevant to go to therapy for something that happened four years ago. So what do I do?

Maybe try speaking with a school counselor they can maybe help or help lead you to help and inform your parents of how important it is. I'm sorry you feel this way but your not alone.

Seek help regardless. Your family does not define you. There are tons of helpful guides on 7cups and online.

Even though your parents may not think you had ought to go to therapy, if YOU feel like you should go, or want to go, then you should. It's so important to take care of yourself, and put yourself first. And even if other people don't understand, that's on them. This is about you and how you feel, and no one else.

You can try to explain to your parents that it is in your best interest going forward in life to go to therapy because you feel that talking your problems out with a professional will be beneficial for you and help you see things more clearly and that as their child they want what is best for you in the long term and you think this is what would be best for you in the grand scheme of things. Unfortunately parents are still human which means they may not always see eye to eye with their child for reasons that are not always clear at the time, but your request for therapy does not necessarily have to be tied with something you know they do not see a point in agreeing to. What you decide to speak about once in therapy is within your control and perhaps with the right support you can manage to get through the past experiences you went through. If financially your parents are not willing to fund your therapy request regardless of the reasons behind it, you can try to utilize resources available to you free of charge--school counselors, university therapy resources, online supports, etc.

It is never irrelevant to seek help. Even if it was four years ago, PTSD can show up at anytime. Check our section on depression for some tips and help

By letting them know what kind of difficulties and issues you are facing because of PTSD and severe depression.Maybe show them the meaning,causes,symptoms and examples of both the disorders.In case you can reach out to another adult who is understanding, ask them to explain these concepts to your parents.

PTSD is something that is not always taken seriously. If your parents won't take you to therapy, talk to someone! Friends, family members, and many sources that can help you online!

It is never irrelevant to seek help and professional help is the best medicine for PTSD. I have come to understand PTSD to be an illogical thinking condition, it’s an illogical reaction to an illogical event. We are not designed to experience illogical events without mental pain being associated with them. Try to get an adult or a teacher to talk to them, maybe they would explain better how your case is, and explain to your parents that bullying or not going to a professional therapist can lead to very traumatizing emotional scars.

First of all, I want to say I empathize with what you've gone through. PTSD is no joke and neither is severe depression. I had such bad PTSD as an infant I was abused so followed by the abuse was PTSD which was awful, abandonment and neglect. I suffered a lot throughout life thereafter. I didn't always have the right support system to help me through things because it became burdenous to my parents although I was a child. Then even as I got older It was still like I was a burden to them. I was also bullied to where I became so depressed I ended up in the ward but I know those places are meant for help or so I think. What you're feeling is not irrelevant. You should be able to feel stress-free and tranquil as you could because I'm sure it has had an impact on your life. Considerably, we have therapists on our website, and in addition to that there are specialized professionals that can help; counselors, psychiatrists, doctors, etc..