It came up because he was talking about drinking and I said I couldn't. I don't think it's so out of the ordinary, I do try to be open with my friends. And yes, I do talk to some of my friends about depression, or some aspects of it. Some people understand, some people don't, but what bothers me is the "I've been there and I know what I'm talking about" attitude of this particular person - especially as I don't feel he understands my situation - that's all. I do not dislike this person, but I feel very frustrated when he takes this know-it-all attitude with me. Like I said, I don't have much patience right now. I was trying to convey the feeling of being misunderstood, this frustration. And again, I just wanted to feel 'heard'... I don't feel like my friend was hearing me, he was projecting his own experience on to me and then telling me how I should 'get over it' - and that's quite a different thing.