Is your sister the only person who knows about your own troubles that also deals with depression/anxiety?
Out of the people I've talked to since getting diagnosed... the most insensitive person was the friend who is on anti-depressants. It's pretty much ruined the friendship for me and I think of her as an aquaintance-friend -- I will no longer talk about anything important or serious with her. She seemed to view it in a way like "This is how I managed and I found it easy, so what's the big deal?" and completely discounted MY emotions and experiences.... if it was easy and mild for her, she thought it should be easy and mild for me.
Your sister is probably the same way - she can manage without her meds and doesn't need to cancel plans... and she likely thinks that if she can do it you should be able to as well.
Which really sucks.
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