um i do as well i guess, and hide it too. from my dad, i pretend i'm ok and if he asks me if i ever feel depressed, i say something like'from time to time' which doesnt express somehow that it has taken over my life... i know my aunt and cousin would wory horribly if they knew i was depressed since they got a bad scare last time, so i just tell them that everything is ok and that i am fine. i have told my best friend abou the depression but she doesnt know how bad it is.