I had a good friend tell me that drugs are just a crutch and do nothing, you think the drug makes you better so it does. I've never been an attention seeker. I suffer in silence. I do not go around telling people how depressed I am. I have had to reach out for help several times when I felt I was in danger of myself. These people took me seriously, thank God.
Just keep in mind that there are a lot of ignorant people in the world (and get a lot of "knowledge" off the interwebz these days). They just show how misinformed they are when they say things like that.
Keep pluggin away!