I'm sorry to read you're encountering unhelpful attitudes on top of the depression you're feeling, I have experienced a little of that attitude myself before - and like 'lost in the woods' says, in my case they really did care about me but were feeling helpless. It might be the case with the people in your life, or at least some of them anyway.

One thing I've learned is that people really don't like feeling helpless, especially about people they care about and it can make them act in weird ways. Couple that with some half-baked knowledge and before you know it they're telling it like it is, or so they believe it to be so anyway.

Of course as we know depression is different for everyone, there is no easy one size fits all answer - if only that were true. There are as many different ways out of depression as there were ways into it.

Sure, I think it's good you want to explain to them about your experience, and LITW's suggestion of providing them with some reputable info for them to take away and read may be a good start, some mental health charities provide info sheets on their websites especially for friends and family members.

Take care and all my best wishes to you