Why does nobody believe I'm depressed?

Depression is not a joke or something you can just tell of whenever your tired or exhausted. Sometimes we should also evaluate ourselves if we're really depressed or just tired, exhausted or other than that.

Why does nobody believe I'm depressed? often people have a hard time believing others are depressed because either they can't empathize with the situation, have never dealt with this before, or have a hard time imagining someone like you would be depressed. Those people can often believe that because they made a joke that was taken the wrong way, or ignored what some would see as obvious, they're a bad person and caused your depression. This may or may not be the case, but regardless, it can be difficult for everyone involved. In conclusion, if you're struggling with depression and nobody believes you, it's helpful to explain as much as you can and state how you feel, not what others are doing. If you don't believe someone is depressed, try to see their point of view and understand their perspective, and ask how they're feeling. Often times, a listener is all we need to feel better.

Some people might be suffering from depression themselves, some people are lacking in empathy or have too much going on in their own lives to consider anyone else. Some people do not know how to relate to someone who is sad. The aforementioned people are not necessarily uncaring sometimes it depends on what the person is going through in their own personal life. If things are piling up on them they may not be able to help anyone else.

Often times, if you were always happy and outgoing before feeling depressed, it may be hard for some people to understand why you had such a sudden switch in mood. It may have been gradual for you, but for them, it feels like it happened very suddenly, so that may be hard to believe at first. Other times, adults don't like to take teenagers (if that is your situation) serious about depression, but that's not good. You are entitled to your feelings, and you deserve to feel sadness as well as happiness. Stay strong!

Some people have a very hard time in seeing mental illnesses in the same light as physical illnesses. If you break your arm, or have a flu, someone can see the effects right in front of them. Since a mental illness isn't easily able to be seen directly (although believe me, there are definitely effects that are not only mental) these people have a hard time believing that they're real. Also, sometimes people may not "seem" depressed- you may be feeling it all on your conscious, but many people who do not experience depression themselves automatically associate it with being visibly sad, crying, moping around, and not wanting to talk to anyone. Not everyone who is depressed expresses all of these symptoms, and not all of them are so physical, so some people may not understand that depression is more than what they initially think of it. It's important to understand, for yourself, that there are a lot of people who do understand depression, and who will believe you, and that you don't need to feel like no one believes you, as there's a whole community here that will.

People think depression is a feeling. Depression is an illness that can kill, has killed, and unfortunately will kill again.

A lot of times people don't want to fully believe someone who says they are depressed because sadly it is not taken as seriously as many other mental illnesses. When someone says they are depressed, many people who do not have experience with depression believe that they are just saying they are sad, when in reality there is so much more to depression than just sadness.

Sometimes, people really don't expose their depression, and they lead people to believe they're okay. And because the general stereotype on a depressed person is that they're constantly talking about being sad and living in the doldrums, society doesn't really view a person who looks okay on the outside as depressed.

Some people tend to not believe other's when they are dealing with the same thing, and are dealing with it differently then other.

There isn't a one size fits all definition for what depression looks like. It can manifest itself in so many different ways that it can be hard to tell.