I am very open about my depression. If someone asks me what is wrong I am very honest about it. I don't do it for attention or special treatment though. I just want the world to become more educated. When I was diagnosed, I had no idea what depression truly was. All I knew was that I was constantly crying, gaining weight, never left me house, and I was extremely sensitive. But what was depression really? Did it mean that I was going to become a numb zombie? Or was I never going to smile or laugh again? No thats not true. I smile. I laugh. It just doesn't happen as often as it would in a non depressed human. And yea, when I become very emotional I feel kind of numb, but I am not a zombie. Does any one else feel like the world likes to stereotype us? Like I am not a statistic. I am a person who just has a chemical problem in my brain. It just makes me so upset that people do not understand my problems. Or the fact that I am not going to turn to drugs and alcohol to help numb myself. Have I thought about it? Yes. Will I do it? No. I just want the world to understand me better.