How can I tell my parents that I think I'm depressed?

Sit your parents down and talk to them calmly and ask if they will be willing to listen and ask them how they would feel if you had depression and open up to them

Try and describe how you're feeling and try to explain where you think it's coming from and how it has affected you

By telling them your thoughts and feelings. If you are living together, they may have noticed anyway. I personally made an appointment with a GP, I got diagnosed with chronic depression and anxiety and told my parents that I have been diagnosed. My parents were supportive as I had an actual diagnosis, facts and evidence can sometimes be useful if they don't believe you.

Sometimes it can be helpful to have someone help you with this, whether they are there to mediate the conversation or just sit by you for moral support, they can be helpful in this situation. Setting aside a time ahead of time to have a family conversation can be helpful to ensure that you have their complete attention and listening ears. Let them know how you've been feeling, and what you think it is about. Oftentimes parents are understanding when conversations go this way, they usually want to understand and want to help. Good luck!

How about just telling? I fear we overthink this. Yes, we don't want to worry others, perhaps disappoint them, perhaps we fear the way they'll react. In my opinion, though, this and other "how do I tell" scenarios are rather simple. Difficult, perhaps, but simple: I find it difficult to see how the specific way you tell will have make any meaningful difference. Just decide if you want to tell or not. Then act accordingly. No?

For me, I asked if I could talk to them one day after school, once they had gotten home from work. It's best to choose a calm time, where you will have a chance to have a productive discussion. Try not to worry too much, chances are they just want to know how to help.

Tell them how you have been feeling, and that you want help for yourself. You don't wanna go through it alone.

If you struggle to put it into words you could try writing them a letter or email. Or you could use a friend to help you explain it to your parents.

How do you talk to your parents about you thinking you're depressed. Start with telling them you have something you want to talk about. Then tell them you think you are depressed. They should listen. Hopefully you'll come up with a plan how to fine out if your depressed. There's more information available on the members page. Check it out.

During my time in High School, I went through a deep depression. Most of the time I felt that no one around me could possibly understand what I was going through, and that feeling extended to my parents. While I could sometimes feel comfortable with my friends, and sometimes talk about my depression with some of them, I never had this privilege with neither of my parents. However, ny depression reach such a low point, that eventually, even my parents started noticing a change in my attitude, and lack of interest in things that used to give me happiness. To my parent's credit, they had never experienced depression around them, or never had to deal with it. So, when the time came for me to decide to talk with them to ask for support, it really caught them off guard. However, I was very honest with them, and told them everything that I was feeling: loneliness, anxiety, lack of interest, self loathing, empty. And my complete honesty was perhaps the best thing that I could have done because that's when my parents truly understood what I was going through. They were able to sympathize with me and they offered me all of their support and willingness to get a professional councelor for me.