Parents make me feel awful.

I'm 17, diagnosed with depression a few years ago. I always feel like my parents don't care about how I feel about anything. I constantly tell myself to man up and just take it, but it ends up just making me feel worse. Today my parents told me they think my only true friend is a parasite and don't want me to talk to him anymore. They found out by putting a key logger on my computer and they read everything we've talked about for the last couple of weeks. Both of my parents lost my respect for this and I feel like now that I have nothing, I don't want to even wake up in the morning. I haven't had there support with any of decisions I've made, so I've completely given up with them.

I'm new to SPW, and I guess I'm just looking for somebody that could give me advise. Sorry if it just sounds like I'm whining but this is seriously my last resort.

I'm sorry that your parents did that to you. I would certainly think that they went over the top. Everyone has the right to privacy. I think it would be good if you were able to express your disappointment in them. Parents are only people too. We grope our way through parenthood. They need to know they crossed the line.
Now...as a person with anxiety/depression who now has a daughter with anxiety/ depression I can tell you it's a difficult mine field to navigate. Irregardless of what illness/disorder you have in life, it's a parents job to make sure you can stand on your own two feet, illness or not. When my illness became evident, my family helped me, but they wouldn't allow me to become dependent. We all have to find our way in life. I'm glad they refused to let me become dependent, because we all know that can happen too easily. I admit that I struggle on a daily basis in trying to help my daughter. As a parent I want to protect her, so it would be easy to allow her to stay in the house and keep meanness and heartache out of her life. But I also know I'm not going to live forever and she has to be able to make it in life without me.
Your parents sound a little overbearing. I hope you can communicate your needs to them and that they will understand. You have the right to talk to whomever you wish. But I imagine they may be afraid for you, as I am for my daughter. Communication is the key to getting through this illness and keeping the family intact. They must listen to you, but you have to be able to hear them too. It's very difficult. Good Luck.

Hi,I'm 17 as well.I'm sorry to know that,seems like your parents are being really overprotective. Have you tried talking to them?My parents are somewhat similar.Though they never interrupt my privacy,sometimes they can be seriously overprotective.I talked to them about it & how it made feel.They didn't completly stop it but at least cut off some of the most annoying parts.

You really need to talk to your parents and make them understand how much their actions are hurting you.

If you have a doctor or a therapist- talk to them as well.
All you can really do at this point is talk... and it would be better to resolve any problems with your parents before you get older and just cut off all contact (which is where I could see this going, as many of my friends have done the same with overprotective/overbearing parents)
You can tell them in person, write a letter, have a family therapy session- but do something to fix this because it doesn't sound like your parents really understand where you're coming from and they won't unless you can get through to them.

with my agoraphobia... it started in high school, my mum never acknowledged my problem no matter how much i tried to convince her i needed help. i think it may have helped me to do something about it earlier on