Struggling to Recover and Talk to Family

You're right that in many or most mental health cases, there is no cure or full recovery. There is only adaption and improvement. I've had my fair share of therapists that were confident that they would "cure" me and I would be back to "normal" in six months or less. The first time I admitted to cutting to a psychiatrist, she told me that she suspected I was doing it out of boredom. I stopped being honest to my mom about how I was feeling when she told me that she thought suicide was selfish and she would cut someone who attempted it out of her life. Many years and many therapists/psychologists/psychiatrists later, my current therapist has finally made it known to me that my anxiety, panic, and depression are lifelong conditions that will need to be managed. The goal is no longer to make the conditions disappear, but to learn about them and learn about myself so that I can live my life with, through, over, and around them. It's f***ing frustrating getting some people to understand that you're not okay. I understand that all too well.