How is depression viewed by society and the world around us?

As something fake, and most people really don't take it seriously, they think it just goes away after a while, they think it's just something you can easily solve, but it's really not, and therapy isn't always the answer, they believe that we just want attention, but in reality we just want to be happy like everyone else.. and they don't understand that it's hard for us to "just get over it"... They believe it's nothing but a bunch of people wanting attention, wanting people to heed us, but we are really just crying out for help.... I hope that answers question.

it depends on the person, I see it has something normal that can happen to anyone. It something that can be over come

Sadly, we live in a society where depression is seen more as an attention seeking act than a mental illness. However, different societies have different people who think in a different way; so some societies may understand mental illness.

Depression is viewed as a problem that people are afraid to address. Just like an addict needs attention for an addiction, a person with depression needs attention.

Depression is viewed as a terrible disease, and people often dont understand the the pain and the suffering that comes from it. They also don't understand how you have days where you just can't get out of bed because you feel so miserable in that particular moment. It can destroy people, but also lead your Life in a better reaction because you know what true suffering feels like.

It's not just the stigma of depression a bigger concern for me is that so many people who quite possibly have an invisible illness which is also another stigma have been shoved into this category of having nothing more than depression,when I think of all these benefit cuts and a much wider picture I wonder what even this site is trying to achieve especially after reading some of the stuff on here people are depressed about.

Depression is sometimes seen as a stigma and is often a taboo term in society and the world. Sometimes, this is one of the reasons why those with depression do not confront their issues or discuss them. The world we live in is fast paced and some symptoms of depression cause victims to feel tired or unmotivated. This can be seen as being lazy by others.

Depression is an tough topic. Unfortunately, also if depression and anxiety disorders are extremely common, is still difficult to talk about it and for this reason a lot of people is suffering in silence. Fortunately times are changing and the world is starting to open his eyes to this reality :)

Depression still has a stigma that causes some people to avoid treatment - or even talking about it. Fortunately, views of depression (as well as mental health in general) are changing and society is become more accepting of the decision to seek help.

Depression is difficult to understand for people with no experience in the matter. In my experience, society's view on depression depends on the knowledge of each individual. Some people don't know anything about the subject but still have their own ideas about it. Depression can be mistaken for a sign of weakness and a lot of people don't think it's something that will ever affect them. Some people would describe depression as "sadness", which is only a small part of the illness (and doesn't always have to be part of it at all). Because depression somehow taboo, most will usually have no idea of how many people in their surroundings are suffering from the illness. I think it is important to get the word out there. Let people know how to help friends, family, collegues et.c. who are suffering. Let society know that it is ok to be depressed and seek help for it. On the other hand, most people who really understand depression, know the seriousness, are accepting and want to help.