To be upset with friends for living their lives when I’m still depressed?

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I told my friends about my depression for the first time and although it felt good at the time to get their support and I KNOW they said all the right things and were lovely and it means so much but now it’s done and I can’t help but feel upset that they are now just carrying on their lives and probably not even thinking about it? I know it’s wrong of me. What else are they going to do? How can I move on from this feeling and deal with it without it causing me problems with my friends? I feel ridiculous

Hi,
I'm really sorry you're going through this. I don't know how to advise, but just wanted to say that I understand how you feel.
It sounds like your friends are very supportive of you, which is great. I think that lots of people are well-meaning, but just don't understand. I really hope you feel better soon.

Hello, I'm sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I can relate to this feeling as I think I experienced something similar. At the absolute lowest point of my depression about a year ago I kept looking around me at people on the street and not being able to fathom how they could go about life like normal when there's so much tragedy, trauma & grief in the world. It was completely unthinkable to me at the time as I felt overwhelmed by what felt like all the sadness in the world. Thankfully the feeling eventually subsided and now I probably am one of those people. So in short, no, I don't think you're BU for feeling something like this as part of your illness. I really hope you come out the other side soon. X