I didn't vote bc I don't think situations like this are simple enough to be summed up in one short sentence like that. First off, how long have you guys been together? Second, you said he is very supportive whenever you are having a tough time but STILL doesn't understand just how bad you feel? Does it feel like he is only being supportive bc he knows he should? I think if he were really empathizing with you, he still may not understand, but he wouldn't brush it off.

For some people, my family included, depression just isn't real. My dad doesn't know I've been to a T or been on anti-depressants. Bc I know if I told him he would lecture me on how doctors are only trying to fill me with pills and all of it is non-sense. Do you think he may be like that?

Or, maybe he holds you up to higher standards and up on a pedestal. If he thinks you are above everything he may have a hard time admitting you are human and you have your faults or flaws like everyone else. And I'm not saying you are guilty of anything for suffering from depression, but that may be his view. You could be his superwoman. And seeing the woman he holds above all else being in that situation, could feel like a blow to him. Just like if a man is the main bread winner in a family and doesn't want to admit to his wife if he got laid off or demoted or something else. To that family, the man is the superhero. And having that taken away can be even more devastating to the other people in the family, than the individual its happening to.

Does that make sense? The second one is my the more logical in my opinion. Only bc my own bf has admitted doing the same to me. He flat out says he holds me up on this pedestal and above everyone else. Which is nice having a guy who basically worships the ground I walk on. But, at the same time, I'm only human. So it's hard for him to see me crying or breaking down over something. That's why I mention it.

I hope you both can get to the root of the issue. This is a situation that can allow you both to grow as a couple together and create an even stronger bond than what you already have. Hopefully, that is the outcome.