“I’m Afraid to Tell My Parents I’m Depressed” (Rebroadcast)

               

It’s back to school time.

And even though that experience is a very-different one this year because of the COVID pandemic, some things are the same.

One is the fact that there will be students who experience depression.

And if their parents are a potential source of support (emotional and/or financial) they may need to be informed.

But how? What if you’re afraid they’ll dismiss you or tell you to deal with it yourself 

or to not be “so ungrateful” for all the good things in your life.

That was one college student’s fears when he wrote GVTD

asking us to do an episode about how to have that discussion.

So here are some tips from a psychotherapist Anita Sanz on how to best approach the subject.