I will tell you how it is Gman currently I have been found to be depressed, my full dx is depression, stress and anxiety. I can tell you right now at first I thought I was a bit sad about my situation but then realised that at times it was more than that, at times I have been unable to function like I usually do because of depression I have found it very difficult some days to get up and get out, found it hard to face up to situations and above all I have found it near impossible to get moved on with my life and start the road to rebuilding it.
For you to come here and say people to just get on with it is offensive to me as as much as I want to get on with it I can't because of depression, as everyday I find it a struggle to justify some of the things Im doing, thankfully though I have people around me to help and guide me just now oh and some of the posts/advice from here has been good. I know this may sound odd to you Gman but actually reading how someone else is feeling with their depression helps as you can get to see it isn't just you thats ill. Tats the other thing with people with depression they sometimes feel that they are the only person feeling like they do, they feel like this it is their fault for getting ill, they feel that there is no one to help them. Its a bloody hard thing to live with and one thing I have learned it is one of the hardest things in life to accept is that you have a mental illness as no one can see it or know about it unless you tell them and telling people for me and many others is very difficult.