Booplesnoot,

Your post nailed how I've been feeling for a long time now. I have thankfully found a doctor whom I can trust, but the family and friends aspect? I feel like they are never going to understand my depression, and that alone makes me rather sad because the depression is a part of who I am. It's almost like an arm or a leg to me. So indirectly their rejection of anything along the lines of depression becomes a rejection of my true self. I can never be my true self, unless I am speaking to people in online communities such as Psych Central. And sometimes it's very lonely. I know I have great pals here who support me, but there are days I long for someone to just sit with me in my room. They don't even need to talk to me. I just want someone to physically remind me that I have their support. And that can be the hardest part of depression.