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I don't think the only thing you can do is hold on. You have some options: You can choose to talk to your mom about what's going on. I feel that since you feel closer with her and are at least thinking about talking to her about it - you should try it. It can be scary. You don't know what will happen. But I think it is always worth a try. People can surprise you. You might talk to your counselor at school and see if they can talk to your mom with you if that makes you feel better so your mom can see that this is something that is really affecting you and that you deserve help for it. You could also find some information on depression, panic attacks and other things you are struggling with for your mom so she can better understand what you are going through. TeenHelp has a great resource page that you might want to look at if that is something you might be thinking of doing.

We also have some information in articles written by members of our Articles team as well that can be really educational and might help your mom understand better as well.

I also want to give you a link to Mayo Clinic and their information on Teen Depression This is also included on our resource page through Mayo Clinic listed under general health. Mayo Clinic is a great place to find information on depression.

Of course none of these resources are a diagnosis, but if it is something you are worried about, I do think you should reach out to your mom. Even though you are scared about how she might react. You never know until you try. I do think it is worth it.