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

It's becoming more recognised and valid thanks to communities with compassion like ours. However in the UK (as my most to hand example), funding is being cut to mental health programs and some ignorant members *cough*Piers Morgan*cough* are misinterpreting what it's like to live with depression and show we still have some ways to go as a whole society. On the other hand, the cuts to mental health have revealed allies to people struggling in these situations and re fighting these choices. On a last note, depression still has a long way to go when it comes to representing everyone; due to sexism men are still somewhat invalid to depression, low income communities also lack the resources to deal with mental health issues. We just need to keep fighting and keep looking for ways to improve and calling out problematic behaviour- for everyone's sake.

They, if they haven't lived it themselves view it as just being upset or something they do not understand how serious matter it is.

I can't completely speak for everyone in our society about how depression is perceived but I can explain It for what I have seen. I have met people that simply do not believe in depression and see it more as an excuse to not do anything or slack on things at least that is the way they do see it. As well as people that truly don't think it is possible to truly be clinically depressed and not have a reason behind you feeling sad and not well. I have also seen good parts in our society that are very self aware of mental health awareness and highly care about people with depression and spreading awareness of it.