There is no one right way or wrong way to be depressed. Thoughts and advice?

Firstly, I'd like to state that I do not consider myself depressed at this time. I'd like to believe I'm recovering from my previous afflictions. A large part of depression is getting better, to me at least.

Though, I've become irate recently with the recent Gen-X influx portraying the need to fit categorically into a clinical box. Depression is not, and should not be a popularised culture or lifestyle.

It's a difficult controversy to address, as no one person can understand the exact way another person may think or feel. And it's difficult to relate to everyone who suffers from the same common symptoms.

I do not like nor endorse the term 'attention-seeking' or 'attention-seeker'. Yet, I'm struggling to not observe the fact that there are those who'd like to receive advice, without any intention to pursue change.

I'm not a vindictive person and I won't condemn anybody for the way they'd like to express their depressive thoughts and behaviours. It's just that I'm find it hard not to become suspicious of people who refuse help. I understand that depression does include feeling isolated, and thinking that you cannot get better. However, there's only so much free love to go around.

I can't fault somebody for not believing in themselves. Somebody should have believed in you, someone should've believed in all of us. That's our given right.

I'm facing a dilemma within myself as I've always thought I was a kind and sincere person. If that's so, how could I think that some pain isn't as hurtful as another pain?

I suppose I'm just pointing fingers at people of whom I believe are encouraging the stigma attached to mental-health related issues. Which is wrong, I know. I can't help but feel that way.

That the torment and suffering those with depression may face is being overshadowed by the romanticised idea that depression is a characteristic of a unique human personality. That it makes you special, or gives you permission to become a terrible person. When in my opinion, it's really not, and it certainly doesn't.