a primer

The things about depression that I find particularly frustrating now: you can't talk about it with your friends, because it is boring and it just makes them feel bad, or worse, makes you feel pathetic; talking about it with your therapist is good at times, but you realize they are listening because you are paying them; the depression creates isolation, because you can't lie and say you are fine but you don't want to talk about being depressed, so you avoid people, don't answer the phone, don't go out; you know it will pass but it will just lie dormant until the next time.

So what do I do?