So hypothetically if the compliment doesn't make you feel better you should pretend it does? If someone complements me it can be hard to believe someone is actually saying something nice...I do thank people for compliments but I can't guarantee an accompanying change of mood.

Perhaps a wee bit of patience is on order though...as it can be very hard for someone who's suffering from depression to view them self in a positive light even if someone gives them a nice complement...they aren't trying to blow you off they just can't see how the compliment fits.

But I guess this is part of why sometimes depression symptoms seem to push people away, because they don't get it or understand how serious it can be, and there is still this idea in society that mental illness is some kind of choice and one can just snap out of it.