[Mahray]

Few things here. Depression is an illness. What you're doing is like saying to someone with cancer "Oh, but you live in a first world country, you should be happy". We don't choose to be sick, we don't choose to be depressed.

Depression is also often caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. That's right, your brain is screwing you over. So do you think that people are just making up having diabetes? That's your hormones screwing you over. Same thing, different organ.

I have a pretty damn good life. I'm in a secure career, I have amazingly supportive family and friends. I struggle with depression. My sister is on antidepressants, pretty much for life. With them correcting brain chemicals, she functions at a really high level (full-time mother, priest, and study). Without them? She can barely function.