Hi everyone! I would like to start out by saying that I am not diagnosed with BPD nor am I asking for clarification of my symptoms or a diagnosis. I am very interested in learning more about BPD as I have done some research and have felt a lot of the similar symptoms for most of my life. 

I would like to start seeing a therapist in order to be diagnosed and to figure out what is going on with me emotionally and mentally. I know that I need help sorting out what goes on in my mind because I can't do it alone anymore. 

I am 22 years old and currently a senior at a U.S. university. I am under my parents insurance so any type of medical or mental health help would be provided through my parents and their insurance. The problem is that my parents don't necessarily think mental health issues should be dealt with through a doctor. My parents do not discredit mental health and the effects it has on people, they just think it can be helped through a changed mind and new way of life along with diet and exercise. I have never brought up my own personal issues with my parents (mostly because I am afraid they will reject me for it) but when we have talked about my friends or other people in general seeing therapists their reaction is usually that it is a waste. (Please don't hate my parents, they are just a little ignorant on the matter.)

I would seek help by myself but I cannot front the costs for what any treatment would cost without insurance from my parents. 

I am mostly asking for how you would move forward in a situation like this, would you have a conversation with your parents or would you just seek help and let them see the bill later? Also, without delving too personally if you don't want to, how did you first seek help with your condition and when did you realize you needed it? 