Why don't my family and friends understand that Depression isn't something I can overcome on my own?

Most likely it is because they are very concerned for your well being and they want to help you the best they can to get better. It is just because they care about you!!

It's difficult sometimes, especially if they come from a different culture. The best thing you can do is try to inform them about depression. Hopefully once they are more educated, they will have a better understanding level.

Because they've never felt what you feel , been depressed is hard to understand for people who've never had it , maybe if you try to tell them that you need their support to overcome it they might change..

Its hard to understand what someone else is going through without seeing it through their eyes. Depression is difficult, and hard to understand, even for people who are depressed. People have a hard time putting themselves in someone else's position, particularly with intense negative emotions. People are, from a young age, taught the narrative that we should be able to control and limit our emotions, even though this isn't always true, particularly with things as intense as depression.

Because they don't understand how depression works, people haven't learned the difference between depression and sadness. Getting information on both and explaining the difference and how you feel may help.

Some times parents and family don't want their brothers or sisters to hurt so they convince themselves everything is okay

Simply because your family wants to heal you deeply. Care about you and help you overcome anxiety ,fight depression and come out enlightened. They promised to be with you in every situation and never fight anything alone but together with them.

They most likely aren't very informed on the topic. Maybe if you could explain and give them facts they might realize that you need and want help.

The thing is we all have some people in our lives which cannot empathize with how depression affects us. There's the obvious "find better friends" which worked in my case. It was hard at the time to cut people which I thought were vital to me, but after actually finding someone which truly understood me, I was grateful for finding the courage to cut someone from my life and put myself out there in the hands of someone new.

Friends and family can find it distressing and confusing too when someone they love isn't coping well and they might be afraid that anything they say or do might be the wrong thing and/or may make you feel worse. It would help if your family and friends are able to learn more about depression and the impact it has on you...that's assuming of course that they know how you're feeling. Very often depression can be hard to spot as it's not like a physical ailment, a broken leg for instance. This can leave the person who has depression feeling as if they are not being helped or are being misunderstood and family and friends not knowing what to do for the best. I think it's important that we have a strong social support network and this can really help with our recovery. Unfortunately for some, this isn't always the case. I hope this helps to answer your question.