[quote=Skittlez]
I have struggled with suicidal thoughts frequently since (I think I wrote my first suicide note at) 9/10. I tried to tell my mother at 12 and she only seemed very annoyed. We never had the discussion again. I still suffer from it. My sister (about to be 14) threatened to kill herself and only then did my parents get her help. My mother often refuses to give her the medicines she's been prescribed and will yell at her for being ridiculous if she cries or feels depressed. My mother doesn't want sick children. She wants perfect children. Not that I've ever been good enough for her, my sister was always the favorite. But let me tell you I have never seen a child fall so far from grace so quickly. I will never tell my mother about how I feel, or what my ex did or things I've done because she would only be annoyed and disappointed.THAT is selfish. I'm not saying suicide isn't selfish (I'll admit that it is), but it may not be the most selfish choice being made.
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A parent in denial about illness is a special kind of fucked up torture, absolutely. On the other hand, I rate that as child abuse -- so would almost any court in a developed world nation and in the US there is considerable case law establishing it as such. You should seek outside help or even court intervention if you must in order to get treatment. Parents are not allowed to withhold treatment from their children. That is at least one of several reasons a child can seek emancipation (and should.)

I can't imagine what it's like to have to stay ill because a parent goes into denial. And I've been ill enough to nearly be dead.