Why does nobody believe I'm depressed?

For people that have never experienced it, it's a hard thing to grasp. They understand sadness and such, but they have never been in that hole before. They've never experienced the despair, the hopelessness, and the unreal lack of motivation.

Depression is a hidden illness . There are no physical symptoms ( although there are often behavioural changes ) . Because it cannot be seen in the way that physical illnesses can , it is sadly very often overlooked . People may disbelieve in depression and think someone with it is just moody lazy etc . It is a hard illness to understand without personal experience of it . It is very real though and can be extremely hard to cope with and very debilitating .

i think depression is still thought of somehow as not a serious disease .. plus the most dangerous thing about it is that it's not spotted easily

its because they don't understand you. depression is something which is hard to explain and hard to understand. it can only be understood when it is experienced.

Maybe because you put quite an act and such a bright smile on your face all the time, that it seems to completely hide your crestfallen feelings.

Trying to have love, some people don't experience trauma to understand your love. Just be yourself..

Depression isn't something that can be visible to everyone. No one knows everyone's entire life experience, but denial can sometimes play a role for parents. "I've given my child everything, there's no way they can be depressed", overlooking the fact that there are external factors in play. Others mistakenly believe that depression is "just a phase" and that uttering simple phrases like cheer up or turn that frown upside down will magically cure depression. I'm sorry that no one seems to be taking you seriously, but please try to reach out to more (qualified) people and get help. Depression is serious and it's hard to deal with by yourself. Sit down with your parents and try to get them to understand what's going on with you, give them some analogies as to how you're feeling or even if you yourself don't understand just try to explain it the best you can. If you're a minor, sadly your parents are the gatekeepers to medicine and health- best case scenario is having them on board with you. If you are an adult I URGE you to please seek help with someone who can help you ( a psychiatrist). Treat mental health just the same as physical health.

First off I want to acknowledge that this can feel so very invalidating and hurtful, when you need support the most. A reason for this occurring may be that it is challenging for people to acknowledge that someone is depressed because people may be avoiding the pain that comes with knowing that you are hurting, or they are avoiding the pain of knowing of their own depression. People unconsciously and/or consciously try to avoid things generally in order to feel like the world they know is OK, safe, and predictable, and so they may invalidate your experience, which doesn't make it any less painful. An explanation, not an excuse.

Usually, people who say this are those who haven't gone through depression yet or are just really apathetic.

Sometimes we feel depressed and believe nobody around us can understand. The reason is because unless you've had depression before, its hard to grasp the concept of what it means.