Ofcourse depression can be bad but like... Some people try really hard and can't find happiness. Other people, stop trying. It sounds like Zetectic hasn't done anything to make himself happy. Zetectic I think you should go for runs, contact some old irl friends to hang out, find a hobby that requires activity that you enjoy, and if you don't have one, get a job. even if a job barely pays, it feels really good to be making something REAL for yourself. Like I'm just giving random bs examples
my point is Teen depression is usually when a person stops improving themselves. In high school if you find the kid who is working out all the time, talking to girls, studying hard in school, and working a job, I highly doubt that kid is depressed. Even if his family life is bad, he still has done so much for himself to make himself happy. Just start doing real things for yourself and get out of your house.