being bored at school is worse than depression?? Get real

I'm a person who has gone through depression several times and am currently suffering from it. I was a little bored and i decided to see if there were any help groups on facebook to deal with depression and to see if i could relate to others who are going through the illness themselves. What i found disturbing was not the fact the lack of groups that connected people with the all so common illness, but lame ass groups saying "You call it depression, i call it love sick" and my personal favourite was "School is so boring it makes depression look fun". The second of these group/fan pages shocked me and i honestly made me that tad more angrier as the 13 people who are in that group, obviously haven't gone through depression. Depression for some is a big black hole that you just cant get out of. For me it is a huge obstacle. I'm a pretty resilient bloke and i end up managing my way out of depression for periods of time, but the realism is that most people don't have the opportunity or funds. I see and psychiatrist, i take medicine that is fairly costly but in the end the price payed is much more beneficial to me in the end.

Im not writing this blog looking for sympathy. If you know me, i care alot for other people, so helping raise awareness is a big thing for me. If you know people that are suffering from depression, talk to them, help them out. I have known 4 people to kill themselves because there has been no help. If your suffering from depression don't be afraid to reach out for help, don't be scared, cause it can compound bigtime. PLEASE never turn back a person claiming they have it. Sometimes it may be sadness, or it may be depression. 1 in 5 suffer depression in their teens, so its not like it's uncommon. Anyways, I would like to thank my friends in Natalie B and Jess H for listening to me earlier, helped alot, thanks again


I would like to close out this blog with a few links with information about depression.
http://www.lookiris.com/images/public/EBC0F2F9-BF7F-233E-8E9A418BCD22C511.pdf
http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section1174/Section1199/Section1567/Section1826_8096.htm