I have definitely noticed a shift with certain people. In my case, my brother has started to treat me differently, as if he only had respect for me when I was earning a paycheck. I've taken to lying to him about having freelance, temporary jobs.

I wish your friends could live for a few weeks as someone who has depression, then they would be able to see that you're not exaggerating anything, and I'm sorry you're having to deal with this on top of everything else.

Message me any time if you want to talk.