How can I stop letting my depression make me feel like a burden to others?

Try to be more happy and not being depressed. Depression runs off on others, and you don't want that. You want to be happy, so think of the good things in life and not the bad. I hope this helped...

Try talking about it. Whether it's with your therapist, a family member/ friend, or even just anonymously. I think that you will find comfort in letting it out and maybe even finding someone else who has/does feel the same way as you.

Depression is a lie in your brain. It’s sadness and words that are not true. Do not listen to the negative. Embrace the light.

It sounds like your self-talk is pretty negative when you're going through your depression. Am I right? Have you thought to seek out a few motivating sayings that allows you to stop downing yourself? If a friend was telling you that s/he felt like a burden, what would you say to that person? Please know that having needs only make you human, not a burden. You'll find that most people are willing and happy to help.

The most important thing that you can do is to become aware that you have depression & seek help for it. Just like you would treat an illness or an injury. You may choose to seek professional help, which would be advised, especially if you ever have thoughts of suicide or self-harm. An option for general depression is to walk or do another type of exercise...just as helpful and necessary for the mind as for the body.

Counter your thoughts by writing down your achievements (big or small) to help remind you that you are capable of big thing and you deserve to belong.

You must realise that your depression is an illness, an ailment like any other. You wouldn’t feel like your friend with a sprained wrist was a burden so why should you be so hard on yourself? And you would be happy to provide assistance to such a friend I’m sure with tasks they might find difficult as they recover therefore others close to you would be happy to do just the same for you! You are not a burden, you are a strong beautiful soul :)

Take a deep breath. Depression Likes to wage thoughts into your head. Your depession is a part of you. An by talking to people about it. It might help over come some of your depressive habits

I know this is going to be much easier said than done, but learning to accept and love Yourself. Took me ages and I'm still working on it, but once I accepted me for me, my depression became 1000 times less.

No matter how you feel about yourself, you will never be a burden to others. The people around you will always be there for you, through the highs and the lows. They want to help you through the hard times, so let them support you, knowing that you would do the same for them