Hugs. We don't have to believe in depression to suffer from it. When i was first dx with it I didn't even know what it was. Hugs I hope tomorrow is better for you. Huggles and cuddles.

You had an opinion as she expressed hers as well. There is nothing wrong with believing or not believing in something . Truly it doesn't change reality one little bit. So please don't beat yourself up. She is entitled to her opinion as you are entitled to yours. All the best to you.

Well to put it plainly and im sorry if i offend anyone but that's a reson im not religious and that person is a stupid bitch

Very common for people who have never had depression to deny its existence. They see it as some kind of personal weakness rather than the disease that it is.
Wish I didnt believe in heart attacks..maybe I wouldnt have had one 5yers ago.

Don't feel bad, you did nothing wrong hon. Many of us that say we don't believe in depression are really just in denial. And for some reason, there are people that don't want to believe that we can't just say Okay I'm not going to be depressed, therefore, we are no longer depressed. Don't ever feel that you can't express your feelings. Your opinions are just as important as anyone else's. Hugs, GB

I am sure she'll forgive you, but like gramybear said you did nothing wrong. You know what depression is about and maybe try to explain a little to her. I know how hard that is though. Your beliefs are you own just like she has her own. Sometimes they change. Depression changes too! It does have its central positioning though. Take care of yourself. You were just upset that she doesn't understand depression like you do.

I don't think you have anything to be sorry for. You probably just hit one of her triggers. I am sure if she thinks about it she will be just as sorry as your are. Like Country Girl said, when I was DX'd I didn't even know what depression was. I even argued with the doctor. It did not change the outcome though. Depression is just not sad feeling in your mind. It is a chemical imbalance in your brain that affects you entire body.

U just have to love ignorant ppl kind of like watching candid camera...

She doen't understand but that is not your fault at all.

Don't feel bad for getting upset. I get upset with people who have that attitude as well even though it's probably best that I don't let things like that get to me. Many people who never experienced depression simply do not understand it. They think it's just having the blues that you can just choose to get over. They don't understand that it is a complex illness that effects us physically and mentally and there is no easy or fast cure for it.

It sounds like you two are on opposite sided of 2 issues: religion and depression. You each deny one and believe the other. She may be just as upset about you not believing in her god as you are about her not believing in the depression you suffer from.

Perhaps the trick to getting along with this person is to avoid those two subjects.

it sounds like she was just trying to argue with you and tell you because you dont believe in God then he doesnt exist to you so the same should be with depression.....sounds like a devils advocate type of argumentative aopproach to me. no need to be too upset :-).....

i have suffered from depreshion all my life befor i even knew what depreshion was ...............i think i would of been upset to ...........but that is the way it is with some people who have never experansed it befor they just dont get it ...............so it does no good to be angre with them just say to your self they just dont get it it is over there heads ...............medation is good for us it can be a tool to help us i use it for my migrains to take pain away so long as i dont move it works but it isent going to make you better or i would be better by now i dont know how some people think sometimes .............i dont know if i have done eney good here i am a little dowen right now ......................god bless feel better

Her "reasoning"
Is really off. I can understand why you are upset but trust me she is way off.

You can't compare having a religious belief which is just a personal opinion to having a medical problem which really exists.
It's apples and oranges.

Depression is real. It is something tangible. You see it. Feel it. It exists. There is evidence for it. Images/ scans of the brain show brains with depression are different to those that don't have it.
Depression responds to medications because something is askew in the brain. And the medication can help that imbalance.

Obviously your friend doesn't believe depression is a real condition but that is what some people say about fibromyalgia and that's another one of those conditions that people can get bitchy about.
Scientific research are finding that fibromyalgia has something to do with the neurological system and something in the brain.
Sooo
What I'm saying is your friend knows squat!

Wait until she gets shingles or some other medical condition. Just tell her not to believe in them.
Lol