actual depression fucking sucks. It's not something you want to glorify. Hyperbole and a half describes it really well. Which is great, because I see those articles get posted everywhere. I still struggle with it some days, and it's horrible. It's really easy to tell the difference between someone "faking" and someone who is legitimately depressed. One is a "oh I'm so sad. I'm depressed." the other is "what the hell do I mean, I'm depressed? I'm just shit, not depressed. Depression is for people with reasons. I'm just lazy. Might as well just keep this to myself, because most likely people will agree that I'm just making shit up." Every little action plays into it as well. Someone you were talking to didn't respond and instead started talking to the other person you were with? Oh, that person obviously hates you and you don't have anything interesting to say. Shit like that.