Why does nobody believe I'm depressed?

Sometimes it hard for those who love you to accept the fact that you may not be as happy as you once were. Personally, I had a lot of negative experiences with my parents about my depression and anxiety. When I turned 18, I sought help myself and it was discovered that I was Type 2 Bipolar. My parents immediately regretted their decision of not taking me to see a doctor when I first began recognizing that there was a problem. This was hard on them and myself. Sometimes you need to be firm and strict with those around you to let them know that this is serious and it is not a "phase" of gloominess or anything else. Urge those around you to research and accept the things that may be going on with you, and seek professional help if you believe it is necessary!

It depends on how people see others as depressed. They have their own point of view of what depression is or what depression look like or what depression will do to the one suffering of it.

I'm on the younger side of life, being 15 and all, and I tend to act positively when around people.

Because the majority of people think depression is all about sad and that's all , when the truth , it's not, it's way more than that, so people will assume that you are okay if you aren't sad

Because they have not been through it, if they have been through it, then they would feel the same way as you

Sometimes other people and their impressions of you are confusing. Thinking in black and white is unfair since there are likely some people who would believe you. Sometimes, neglecting a problem just because it's not bad enough could be the case.

Basically it comes down to a person looking fine on the outside, walking and talking like a normal person. Feelings are invisible, and it's a very subjective interpretation, since humans have free will. This is why people say "snap out of it" and "think positive", they believe it's a will power thing. They lack understanding of what depression actually is. They equate it with just a really bad case of the "blues", or feeling really down, or maybe even profound sadness. The fact of the matter is, it's a whole different entity.

Because the oublic has got a misconception of depression. Classifying it under one category. If you show minor, self, social ect depression they will say you dont know depression. The public knows major depression

Majority of the time it's not believing, it's accepting that someone has a difficult situation. It's difficult on both ends.

Usually those that don't believe your depressed don't understand or have never experience your situation. Naiveness