So for the past three years, my life has been wonderful, but also s***. I have had a lot of days (usually February-May) when I get depressed, and have many times had suicidal thoughts… All year long, I have anxiety, and It’s caused several anxiety attacks, and I’ve had three or four panic attacks in this time that were severe enough to mess up my entire day… My mom seems to think I’m normal, and that these things (she doesn’t know how severe they are) are “quirks” in my alltogether slightly odd “freak of nature” make up… How do I tell her that I’ve been thinking about getting professional help? I’m still a minor, and I don’t think we have the money to afford counseling