Anyone that says to snap out of depression does not fully understand it.... your dad needs to join you and see a medical professional to discuss this,... I have a med combo that has worked for me for a long time ..there is hope.... depression is telling you your a burden but you are not... people love you they just don't understand. ... education is needed for family and friends .... don't be so hard on yourself ((hugs)) polar

Totally. I feel like a burden to my parents. I live at home and help with cleaning and stuff but everyone else is moved out and working full time. I can't work full time and I feel I'll always live at home with my parents

I don't so much feel like a burden as I do that Im not being taken seriously. Sort of like your dad's comments. I wear a mask most of the time so I can see where it comes from, but that doesn't do anything for the actual pain I feel.

I have in my mind been a burden most of my life. I've started to realize that was all a symptom of my illness that I wasn't addressing properly. What you're feeling cannot be completely controlled at times. Make sure you're taking your meds correctly, and keep your pdoc and tdoc busy when you're there.
Your family and anyone else that you deem important in your life need eduction.
I'm in no way associated with the following, but it has helped me and I've recommended it to others, even tho some of them, family even, won't do it.
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_Living_Successfully
It's a free online course about bipolar and learning to live with it. Do give it a try, please

Apology NOT accepted, Noo. This is a place where it is safe to share problems without being a burden to anyone. In actual practice, sharing problems here is even likely to be of great benefit to somebody with the same problem. I believe lots of us struggle with this one. I know I do.

Bringing my problems here also helps me feed the needs of the disorder without burdening those who really don't have the inside information to understand. I don't see how anyone can understand this roller coaster ride if they have never been on it. May they never have that inside info and may those of us who are stuck with it continue to gain strength from leaning on one another.

I'm with you on the pity thing. Nothing shuts me down faster than pity. I translate pity tones as a polite way to say, "Shoo, fly. You bother me." Justinations drive me even buggier. *If* I could just ^it^ all, I would have justed it all away a very long time ago. I am not doing any of this *just* to inconvenience you, jerk-off. Believe it or not, ^it^ is even more inconvenient on my side of the dilemma.

I understand how you feel.I most definitely can relate I feel as if I am a burden to those I love the most. I feel guilt for this.but I do not want anyone's pity!

Keep searching for the right med cocktail, if you can. Do not quit advocating for yourself, nor give up on yourself. I hope our words prod you forward.
Don't be sorry for who you are. Keep moving forward and trying hard. You will get through this.

You are wonderful!

There have been many times I have felt like a burden when in a my mind has been in a bad place.... People don't get it.... It's not within their experience..... They can educate themselves if they choose to.... I think sometimes seeking support away from those we love can be a better choice.... At least it was for me.... Gentle hug sweetie.....xo

I wish i had sage advice, a way to change that thought. But all i have is the knowledge that you aren't the only one that feels like this. I often feel like a burden on my friends. When i bring it up to them, some understand, but others get offended that i even think that's how i think they feel about me. I've lost friends, because of my bipolar, and i'm probably going to lose more, but what i've learned is that the really good friends, or family, stick with you through all of this. I think maybe they see something in us we don't see. They see past all the depression. I feel like that's all i portray, like you said 'the sad girl', but maybe they see us differently. My friends often tell me i'm funny, yet all i think of myself as is sad. How can they think i'm funny when all i am is depressed. But maybe they hold onto memories or moments that we don't. I know that was a long winded answer to your question but yes, i always feel like a burden as well.