Why does nobody believe I'm depressed?

they could believe that you are just sad, they may believe that you don't 'have enough going on to make you depressed', no one can judge what you feel or what you are. You may want to visit the doctors to see if you are clinically depressed

Sometimes-- & often without realizing it, we don't show our "saddest selves" to the people we love.

Some people are brought up to believe there is no such thing as depression. Only times when you are sad. This is not true, depression is a real illness and it needs to be treated accordingly. If you have access to your doctor, discuss treatment options with them. If you are too young to go to your doctor by yourself, perhaps try talking to a school counsellor or teacher.

beacause sometimes people can't feel what they have never experinced unfortunately but there are people who get it out there never lose hope

Maybe it's how you express it. Do you talk about it frequently? What would you think about yourself?

Mainly because we haven’t been taught almost anything about mental issues and how to deal with them. We either romanticize depression or we don’t believe exist at all. And not having support from the people who are around you can make the depression worse. That is why sites like this, exist.

Depression is seen as an "abstract concept" which we are often educatated little or nothing at all about. The fact that we don't know much about it makes it niche and so people don't realise how common it actually is. Many people face depression in fact 1/4 teenagers in the UK experience depression, we just don't get taught much on it and so people find it hard to believe when some have depression because it's unfamiliar to a large extent. Here at 7cups we are very understanding, non-judgemental and educated (thanks to the training guides) on topics such as depression so members and guest don't have to worry about not being believed. We are all here to support you through this experience.

because it is difficult for them to believe that someone they always relied on to be fine, isn't. and it is also sometimes because they don't understand depression, and how it affects different people

There are many people who lie about being depressed now-a-days for multiple reasons (attention mostly) - and it makes it hard to believe that some people are actually depressed. If you truly are depressed make sure you get help from close friends or family.

a lot of people who don't believe that is because they dont think depression exists in general for the most part because they never experienced it them self's