I think it's hard to explain to anyone how you feel when your feelings are negative. I even have to push myself to tell my therapist how I feel. After struggling to do so for years now when I am not feeling well and my family asks what's wrong I just tell them I am having a bad day and they know that my depression or anxiety is having a worse day than usual. It took years to get them to understand this and to learn to leave me alone and I will talk when ready. Hope things get better for you. Hugs.

All I can say is be honest.
The truth is, unless you have some type of depression, they wont understand. They wobt understand why it lasts so long and why its so hard to get out of bed, how hard it is to get through a day...
I know this doesnt andwer your question

They really never can understand , and that’s okay they don’t have to , all you have to do is tell them how they can react when your in those ditches . Do you want to be alone , do you just want quiet company , or do you want them to intervene and have them take you out to a favourite place or somewhere to sit and talk that’s safe and you feel comfortable . That’s the best they can do for you , truly .

Sometimes I have found out there are no words to our emotions and feelings. i think it is a form of apathy, but who knows. That's one I probably won't ever figure out

It's pretty difficult. I don't really know how to explain it to people who wouldn't understand.