hey, i've made a bit of a breakthrough and a connection w/one of the ppl i flat with tonight! i was talking to my flatmate while cooking dinner tonight and somehow we got onto the subject of depression and she said she'd had it in high school and she said her parents and doctor didn't get it at all, they just wanted it kept a secret. and the same thing happened to me, my parents were all hush-hush about it as well...so i told her about my experiences! and it made me feel a bit vunerable but at the same time less isolated, like i wasn't alone. the same thing happened to me the last time i shared my depression with someone - it was my aunt in that same and she told me she was on prozac too! it's so reassuring to know that there are ppl i can talk to, i feel so much more supported now.