How Can One Go About Getting Loved Ones to Understand Clinical Depression and Anxiety?

Question by buttercup1137: How can one go about getting loved ones to understand clinical depression and anxiety?
I have days where I just want to cry. And to make it worse, I’m not norm that everyone expects. I call it unique as my family does. My boyfriend has a problem understanding what I feel like with depression. I’m on meds, but I’m getting the dosage lowered for some reasons, so the doc has me off for a little while til we can get that straightened out. The meds are for depression/anxiety, but you know… some days I want to go away, some days I want to cry, some days I can’t get out of bed… I just don’t know how to get the people to care about me to “get” that. It’s not their job to fix it, but I’d appreciate if I wasn’t blamed for it… that’s one thing I hate- when people tell me it’s my fault and I should “just be happy.” It doesn’t work like that. I already feel alone in this– alone and yet existing. Anyone with experience in this area?
…AND since I see a lot of comments about this below, I’ve been a Christian since I was 7, been in church since I was a fetus (quite literally), and still go to church now.

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Answer by lookingwesttexas
There are support groups for this type of thing and you need to find one and have your loved ones go with you so that they can understand whats going on. To someone who doesn’t or has never suffered from something like depression they don’t understand how you feel. To them you should be able to just be happy. Its something they have to be taught and isn’t something they know.

Answer by Stefaans
I must confess that I only really understood depression and anxiety when I started from suffering from it myself. There are thousands out there who will understand you.

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