Telling my friends but not my parents

[Appypollylogges]

Hi there,
Well, I'm depressed.
About 45% of the time I sincerely think about killing myself.
I have two good friends who I have talked to about this and I really would like to tell more of my closer friends.
Here's the thing though, I haven't even told my parents, and I don't even WANT to tell them. It's not that they're non supportive, far from it, but I couldn't bare to tell them.
Now, how would people suggest I tell my friends?
I don't want it to come off as me trying to get attention by being blunt about it, but at the same time I don't want to beat around the bush and be vague either. So how should I tell them?

[Croconaw]

If you feel comfortable telling them. Personally, I would never tell my parents. I don't like them anyway; and I don't think they like me either. I'd have a problem with telling my friends too because I am afraid they will think of me as an attention seeker. I just have a really low self esteem.

[germangirl]

As I told one of my closest friends she talked about that to her parents. Her parents are really nice and I like them a lot more than I like my own - but my friend's parents wanted me to tell my mother otherwise they would do that. So I had no choice and I had to tell my parents (actually I told a teacher and he did the conversation with my parents). I don't regret it know, I think it was the best way of getting better. My father helped me finding a therapist and everything started to get better slowly. I can understand that you don't want your parents to know anything, though. You have to make sure you can trust the people you decide to tell about how you feel.. But I personally think it would be good to talk to your parents and get help; depression is something which is hard to deal with alone.

[CharlieHorse]

I think that telling your parents would help you. I found that the easiest way to tell others (whether parents or friends) is to do it through text message or messager because you don't have to say it directly to them. I didn't want them to see me when I asked them for help. I found this made it easier for me to open up about it.

[Appypollylogges]

I found that the easiest way to tell others (whether parents or friends) is to do it through text message or messager because you don't have to say it directly to them. I didn't want them to see me when I asked them for help. I found this made it easier for me to open up about it.
Yeah, the way I told those two friends was through facebook.

[Appypollylogges]

I'd have a problem with telling my friends too because I am afraid they will think of me as an attention seeker. I just have a really low self esteem.
Yeah that's what I'm mostly afraid of, that they might not take me seriously and think I'm just trying to get attention. The problem is, I'm not sure how you do bring that up without seeming purposefully blunt.