I'm so LIVID

I need to rant! I tried talking to a friend of mine about how depressed I've been lately. I haven't been clinically diagnosed or anything, but there are things I've had problems with, ed's, si, od'ing etc. So he keeps asking me if I'm ok, and he's usually such a nice caring guy that I decide to talk about it with him a little. I was hesitant, because you never know how people are going to react. I barely got into anything, and the conversation entirely switched into him being upset. He was upset because apparently he thought we could talk about anything and I've kept this stuff a secret. He's upset because I keep saying how my girls are always there to help me. It's not my fault if all of my guy friends have always reacted negatively when I've mentioned anything. Reason number 1 for why I never talk about this $#%^ with anyone. I'm just so angry at him, I've been feeling really down, and I obviously needed to talk. I have trouble opening up, and when I FINALLY did he turned it around and acted all selfish and pouty.

I just wondered; how many of you are open with your depression, or other disorders? How do you tell people about it, or do you keep it a secret? And if you need to really talk about stuff, do you go to a counsellor, or do you have one close friend who always understands? That's what I do, my girl friends are always there for me. Oh, I'm just so angry at him.

i don't tell anyone, it would be way too embarasing. think about it, if you were walking by and people were talking about how you were depressed. i would only trust a psychologist, and i have to pay for them without my parents knowing, so its going to be like another 5 years. of course, that's not counting this forum.

Well I can't be seen as a normal circumstance because my business is built around my own struggle with Depression and PTSD. As a result I'm very open about my mental health issues.

i went to a doctor but at the time i was a minor so my parents had to be mad aware before i was prescribed anything (whichi dont understand) ...i was REALLY ashamed about it all. anyway, next time i was at a family gathering, (everyone was a it drunk) and they all i mean EVERYONE started on me about getting off the silly pills blah blah blah...i felt like shite!! so, that's the last time i've ever let anyone know about how i really feel. my friend's are aware of various disorders i've been diagnosed with but i never talk in-depth about anything...it never helps anyway.

well, i'd try to talk about things with my just recently ex-boyfriend, but he's allways get too upset, so i've just been keeping things between my therapist and the poeple who tell me their problems, so i know i can tell them mine, my parents, never do i liek to talk to them about it all, they caused it, i know my dad would be confused and probably just yell at me, and tell me how stupoid i am for thinkning that way, wow what a change, and my mom would wnat to kill herself, so yeah, sucks that eh turned it into somthign abou thimself, i can't stand it when people are so selfish like that, they need to just admit that they feel unloved and sad too.

I really kind of hate that, when friends and loved ones aren't there for you. I mean, when my friends have problems, I am there straightaway. I listen, I'm a shoulder to cry on, I give advice when needed, and anything else I can do. I don't sit there awkwardly not knowing what to say. I don't ask 'what can I do to make you feel better?' If we knew what would make us feel better, we wouldn't be DEPRESSED. It just bothers me that I try so hard to be there for other people, and they can't reciprocate. It isn't fair.