i think its important for your close circle to know what you have and if you have tendencies. they are (supposedly) your support. like lawrence says, depression is much more active to the publics eye. tell them that their support is needed. theres lots of commercials about it. you may not realize but we hide it well, so they dont realize your depression. if they still disregard u then maybe its time to reconsider who your friends really are. best of luck

Definitely speak to your family, they should support you all the way. Also I've found that people are more sympathetic now days as its more widely talked about in the news etc......whatever you decide to do don't bottle it up and keep it to yourself, that only leads to more negativity for yourself as i'm sure you know

Tell them exactly how you feel and don't let them get to you. I quit talking to my family and finally I realized it helps to talk and if they get negative that's on them, not you.

It is very sad when you suffer from clinical depression and or anxiety a large majority of people don't believe it and walk away.
I have learned be aware unless someone has experienced clinical depression and/or anxiety they will not understand. Some may try very hard but dealing with it is to hard so they walk away. Others don't believe it exist and say a do very hurtful things intentionally. These type of people are the ones we need to walk away from. They are not useful in anyway. Actually they are detrimental to you

I would be careful about disclosing any mental health issues to my family since that is the origin of a lot of my issues. My siblings have said basically the same to me “get over it. Grow up-Life is hard.” No compassion whatsoever and it feels like another rejection. And it is actually that they don’t know how to deal with someone else’s emotions (neglectful parents taught them well!)