This is typical of everyone in society.

My friend thinks it's simple to get out of depression, and that medication is never recommended and should be avoided. Likewise, my older brother too who frustrates me as he relentlessly push me telling me what to do. Annoying right? No matter what I tell him he says to go outside, wake up early, get a job, exercise for so many times...even for a normal person, doesn't it frustrate them if someone keeps giving them advice, telling them what to do when they don't seek for it?

My friend is a lot smarter and has some understanding of mental illness. But I think both doesn't see the types of depression. Both of them think every depression are the same whom can be solved with CBT/one thing. My brother has been stubborn even when I told him this, sticking to his stupid believes. He doesn't even care if I have severe depression or if I'm feeling suicidal.

My friend said if he had depression, he would never choose medication cause the side effects are worse. I tried to tell him that there are worse types that can't deal with just CBT. That if CBT doesn't work then medication is last resort. I can understand my friend however, because when I was hit with depression for the first time, I never wanted medication, thought the same way, and tried in every way to try to get better with CBT.

I feel like I need to teach my friend the next time he brings up this topic. But should I just ignore it or help him understand? Cause of that saying only give advice when they ask for it. Maybe he'll appreciate mental more if I really throw in all the experiences I have had. Stigma is not a problem, says him. Don't feel like I should fully trust into his response to me asking on stigma, which is what I'm worried about if I confess.

I'm planning to make him appreciate it more (if he ask), I'll tell I'm how I felt really suicidal and started planning how, wrote a will, and letters to everyone including him (This really happened). And I'll read out what I said in the letter.
Also, what about everyone in my family? They have no appreciation of mental illness. My ignorant cousin thinks people like us are crazy people, my brother thinks his roommate who committed suicide is stupid and crazy, bro keeps on telling me to do things, another cousin is such a stuck up because I'm slow and have speech delay when depress, it goes on... I feel tired of trying to tell everyone. It's like only the people who study psychology but major in mental illness, psychiatry, or people in that department can understand. Out of this department, mental illness is stigmatised.

So what should I do? Leave it alone?