Why does society romanticise Depression?

I think society loves the idea of being saved or rescued. Because of that, we tend to romanticize mental illnesses. Ive noticed that it's almost seen as "cool"/trendy to have depression. Why, I do not know. But it's important to spread the message that depression and anxiety and other mental illnesses are NOT fun. They aren't feelings that just come and go. They are actual disorders that heavily impact people's lives.

People love the idea of struggle, but not actual struggle. They love the 'happy ending' storyline, where the person magically gets better, ignoring the fact that that's fiction, sadly not reality. It's the idea of saving someone or having someone save you. It seems to make love stories more 'realistic' and 'break out of the mold' of too-sweet love stories. It's also based on a warped understanding of depression itself. Some people are just weird and know all these things but do it anyway. But really, as a society, we have a savior complex, but we also love to be cared for. 'Depression' storylines seem to give both of these, but are usually horribly unrealistic. I obviously can't talk for everyone, but that's my view on it.

I think society likes to always have an answer to everything, especially things it doesn't understand. By romanticising or sexualizing mental disorders, it just makes it stylish or 'cool'.

Depression has become romanticized in our society due to our growing disconnect from what healthy relationships look like. We seek connection through online relationships and virtual experiences. We have forgotten what it looks like to be truly connected with another person. Society has a perception that those who are depressed have the support and empathy of others who will provide care and be in relationship with those who suffer with it. When our distorted views of relationships is met with this perception of a sort of community created through mental illness, we see this as the connection that we are missing. This is far from the truth as many people with depression find themselves alone, physically and in their thoughts. It is a dark and hopeless place and is anything but romantic.