Am I Alone?

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Am I Alone?

I was diagnosed with Bipolar Depression when I was 13. I always knew that I seemed to have a deeper feeling of sadness than all of my friends. It always bothered me when they acted like my problems were more insignificant than theirs because I knew my feelings were not as shallow as their own.

Ever since I have been diagnosed it has severly bothered me when I hear people complaining they are depressed because of tiny little problems. I realize some of these people really have depression, but most of them do not. It gets under my skin when these people try to tell me they "know exactly how I feel". Even people with depression know that they do not know exactly how I feel because everyone is effected differently.

Am I the only one that is bothered by this? I would really appreciate replies if you feel the same way. The only way to truly understand depression is if you have it. Depression is a horrible thing to have to go through so I don't understand how some people try to act like they have it for attention. PLEASE tell me I am not the only one annoyed by this.

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	Seniors 08		09-Oct-07

Eventhough all my life has been difficult its only now that im experiencing depression because of many factors such as my friends and family.

	╔¤Ðärk Prïn¢ë§§¤╗		29-Sep-07

Believe me, you are not the only one annoyed by this new "it's to be down" trend. I have been experiencing depression and anxiety pretty much all my life due to numerous causes I won't go into here and it irritates me to no end when people who have never really experienced depression say, "I know how you feel," when they really have no earthly idea how I feel.