I don't know what to do. I want to tell my parents, but I'm afraid they will think it an excuse for my suffering grades at school. You need to tell your parents what you are feeling. If you feel that they aren t understanding, see if they will make a Doctors appointment for you for a check up. When you get there tell the Doctor everything that you have told me.
Depression is very real and is treatable through therapy and medication.
A divorce, or any number of other things can be very traumatic for a child, or an adult, and throw that person into depression. There is nothing wrong or bad about it. If going for the check up doesn t get you some help, please confide in an adult family relative or friend about your feelings. Until you get help, if things seem really bad, please check your local phone book for a hotline that you can call for help. They have people trained to help you.