Mental Health - Parents
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Tell me, are most parents unaware of mental health issues? Sometimes I feel like they just don't know. I remember told them I had an eating disorder some time ago and I was hoping they would act worried and try and get as much help, but instead, they just didn't know what I was saying. And when I had a panic attack, they just left it like it was nothing.
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You should ask your school counselor for help. If that's not a possibility, then seek out a therapist. If your parents are not listening or are not bothered by it, you ask your best friend whom you can trust or a favorite aunt who might be able to help you.
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Some parents are more aware than others, and there awareness depends largely on their own upbringing, as well as educational and societal influences. Also, some people, when they have no answer to a problem tend to just ignore it and hope it will go away.
Very few parents would ignore such issues out of malice, but just aren't sure what to do. Truthfully, the overwhelming majority of parents do the very best job they can with what they have, but rarely is it ever enough in the moment. It usually takes time to pass (decades) for people to understand the lacking wasn't purposeful.