Poll: Does someone saying they are genuinely depressed make you feel uncomfortable around them?

[Kae]

No, I'm kind of weird in that regard, I like to approach and try to help and cheer up people when they are depressed and/or in trouble, but this always ends badly because these people keep thinking that I want to be they're friend or sexual partner, I mean c'mon people, I only help you because it makes me feel smugly superior, not because I care about you or your silly problems, is it really that hard of a concept to understand?

And inversely when I'm depressed, I just find a way to deal with it on my own, most often by poking the psychological wound so much that it hurts as much as it can until I develop a thick skin to it. It sounds bad but if I can laugh about it now why care?
[sub][sub]In fact I've been wanting to tell a joke about one of this situations for a couple of months now because I think it's really funny but I'm afraid that people may find it offensive and also I would prefer to make it as a comic, but I can't draw.
[sub]Of course if you want to indulge my ego, I'm here to help you, though I've been reather busy lately so it's only going to be at night[/sub][/sub][/sub]

 

[Mr. In-between]

No, I understand depression because I am on 60mg of Cymbalta a day. I feel bad for anyone who has to deal with this illness and I generally relate to people that have it.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Identify the source of your depression and get rid of it.

Crappy job? Quit a get a different one. Drugs are a short term solution, you need to change the source of your problem.

 

[FamoFunk]

No, it doesn't. It wouldn't make a difference to me and I would try and help.

What does and has made me feel uncomfortable is when someone has tried to drag me into their depression, like try and made me suffer with them. I mean, I'm sure to help and be a shoulder to cry on, but not be brought in to it myself.