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

Remember having depression is not something you asked for. It is not your fault. And it is okay to ask for help sometimes. You don't have to be strong 24/7. You are human.

I would suggest you seek professional help as you are dealing with depression. It can be very beneficial to you.

Realize that depression is just an illness its not your choice. And your loved ones are happy to help you out. You are only a burden when you can do something but you dont want to Or you refuse to. And you are also a burden when others are not okay with helping you. But people who love you will always be there for you and help you out because they simply want you to feel better.

Please remember you are not a burden, sometimes when you have depression you can feel that way because you may rely on them a bit more than usual. It is okay to need more help from people when you are not feeling too well

if you want to stop depression becoming a burden to you as well as to others maybe think about going to a professional, lots of people are helped by talking to someone!

You may want to talk to someone about your feelings on what makes you believe your a burden. What you feel and betray yourself is not how others see you. Stand in a mirror and say to yourself I’m smart and I’m strong but most of all if you feel like a burden to them maybe they feel like there a burden to. Depression is like being in an abyss where you feel there no way out, you feel alone and no matter what you try you can’t seem to find a way out. There many forms of depression you may feel that talking about it is a waste of time and nobody knows what your going through or how alone you feel. Your not a burden to no one,

Know that your existence is a burden to no one. Your feelings are completely valid. You have a right to speak up and find the help you need.

Dealing with depression is not easy. You go through all these emotions and you don't even know why. But don't let depression to ruin your relationships with others. You might feel like you are a burdening others by sharing about your problems and feelings or you might think that the other person with understand but sometimes all you need is to take that first step and share your story with others. You matter and your feelings matter. You have every right to be heard. Reaching out for help actually shows that you are brave and courageous. Until you don't express, the other person won't understand why you are acting a certain way.

Your depression is not a inconvenience. It is not only you alone who can get through it. When I was going through a rough patch of time, I felt the same as you are feeling now. But no matter how much you think it'll be a burden to others, it never is. Those around you wish nothing but well for you. For me it was my friends. For you it can be anyone; friends, family or someone close to you. Never let the depression make you feel any less of a person. There will be good days and bad but none that will make those close to you abandon you.

For me the thing that has helped the most (and this is still something I'm struggling with and working on...I imagine it might be a life long learning process), was learning about ableism as a system of oppression and the social model of disability. I spend time considering what I believe about the world and other people and work to apply that to myself. I also remind myself often that depression lies to me. I catch myself believing it all the time, but when I can notice that that's what's going on and remind myself that depression is not to be trusted, it helps me counter my depression thinking with what the rest of myself knows to be true and allows me to ask for and receive reassurance from others.