>>6347671>>6353513>>6353914No, depression isn't a choice that you can just opt out of, and worse, when people say things like "grow up", it's just another way of saying "don't talk about it". You can pretend there's a simple solution out there so you can shut out the pain temporarily, but it'll weigh you down until you either feel you're a burden on everyone or you open up to someone. Maturity is confronting your fears, not making excuses to avoid them