I'm 24 and I have anxiety, depression, and I'm currently thinking about being evaluated for autism/ADHD. I have not been formally diagnosed with any kind of disorder, disability, or mental illness. I also have not been given any kind of medication for any disorder, disability, or mental illness. My parents claim I was evaluated years ago in middle school by teachers. That is completely wrong because no teacher can evaluate a student for any disability, disorder, condition, etc. Teachers are not certified to do so. They said the teachers (my parents have refused to say which teachers) said I just didn't want to do the work, nothing was wrong with me. They also claim doctors evaluated me when I went to the doctor for something else,, like if I was sick and they also claim that's just how they evaluate. I also know this is wrong because that is not how they do it. Not even your primary care physician can evaluate you, they can simply give you a reference to be evaluated. I've known since I was 5 something was different about me and I first noticed signs of depression at 11-12, though I was constantly feeling sad/awful 2-3 years prior. I've had what I know now are sensory issues, I have a massively difficult time making decisions without asking someone else what I should do, I have a hard time making even the simplest of decisions, I lash out easily at times, I stress over so much, eye contact can be difficult for me, I constantly worry that whoever I'm around don't like me and that I mess everything up, I could go on and on and on. I hate my brain so much sometimes. My brain doesn't feel 24 half the time, it feels much younger than that sometimes. My parents don't believe in therapy, counseling, medication for mental illness, etc. They claim they listen to you complain for 2 hours, give you meds, and send you out the door. That's been their argument since I was 11, still is, and will forever be thir argument. It's impossible for me to get it while I'm living with them and I won't be able to move out until next year. I also can't afford to see someone about it and that's partly my fault, partly not my fault. Part of me wonders if the teachers and doctors tried to tell them something is different about me and they (my parents) just kept denying it. I'm not sure if I'm looking for advice, to vent, a virtual hug, for someone to talk some sense into me, idk. Please no judgement or hate, I'm trying so hard right now.