Hi tracy

I don't know much about your situation, but it is sad that your dad does not understand depression, unfortunately that happens to a lot of us, people are uneducated and in many cases resistant to learn about things that they were taugh was "just a weakness" before it was understood how real a condition this is and how it effects our lives.

I hope you can gain more understanding of depression and your depression as well... there will always be people who won't understand and people who won't try to understand... if you can understand it yourself it won't make their comments any less hurtful but at least you can focus on the fact that their comments aren't true.

Are you currently in treatment for depression? Can you talk to your doctor to understand more about it? There are also some good explanations on the web, and I wrote something about it a while ago that you can read at www.idexter.com/understanding/depression/understanding_depression.pdf
or find on my website at www.idexter.com

Finally want to say I am glad you are posting here, because the best part about this place is that we can understand firsthand the trouble, symptoms, and misery that depression can cause.