I'm 31 and I've had to move back in with my Dad because my life has got worse over the last two years. Depression has become very severe, anxiety, agoraphobia, social phobia.

I keep having daily breakdowns which result in me crying my eyes out and sobbing for hours, leaving me exhausted and extra fatigued on top of the depression.

I broke down infront of my Dad and he was initially quite understanding, telling me I was safe etc, but when I stopped crying the conversation quickly turned to his views on me.

This was his response:

There is nothing physically wrong with you, so you can go outside, there are mental issues but all you have to do is just do it. You want to live in misery and gloom, you choose to do that. I don't think you're depressed, agoraphobic, anxious, you just don't want things to change.

I tried to explain that, I also thought the same thing, because I used to work 24/7, never took days off, always pushed myself to go anywhere and do anything. But it wasn't until I realised depression could get this bad did I see that this isn't a choice, why would I WANT to live this way?

My Dad always draws parallels with what HE can do, so if HE can do them then I can do them.

Should I stop explaining things to him?

I fear that it's making my depression worse because I just feel invalidated and that I can simply think myself out of this.

But when I'm having six hour anxiety attacks, breaking down in tears and having chronic fatigue, I can't think my way out of those situations, collapsing in public, survive them and hate myself for them happening.

Also, he told me to stop looking for answers in tablets and to stop taking them.

Any advice or stories would be greatly appreciated please. I'm laying in bed feeling like a fraud and that I'm making all of this depression and anxiety up in my head.