This can't be emphasised enough. It's utterly unfair to describe a victim of depression as "selfish".

I'm curious, was there a reason you specifically mentioned western society? Is there another region of the world that handles it better?

No reason other than I haven't experienced non-western cultures enough to know how their attitudes differ around mental health.

Life isn't fair, and is full of "victims," real and perceived.

Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people?

> Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people?

Not if you're a compassionate person. If not, some bitterness may apply, but its only going to eat you.

I've struggled with mental health issues my whole life, including depression. It's anecdotal but my feelings of hopelessness and pain were not something I wanted to share and burden anyone else with unless they were professionals. I've had these thoughts, and would never do this in front of family no matter how down I was.

Edit: I've also been on the other side of this. Seeing loved ones and family in this situation is _fucked up_, and leaves lasting emotional damage.

I agree with your point, but which societies other than western have a better understanding of mental health? China, for example, has a huge stigma around it that I would argue is significantly worse than any country in the west, certainly Europe.