It does depend on the sort of person you are and I am of the same view too: that who really cares what you are feeling. Even if I do decide to talk about them, I think why should iI trust this person with my feelings. It's not that my friends are not trustworthy but I follow Mulder's (X-files) motto: trust no1. And again I think that why should you reveal to anyone what your weakness is.
And there are times when like you have problems at home, parents fighting r something and you're really depressed but you cannot talk about them with your friends cuz you think It'l let your parents down or it's like washing your dirty laundry? in public... Atleast I think so.
And I'm really sorry to hear about your dad. Why don't you write down what you feel. You don't have to show it to anyone but it will make you feel better. My cousin did this when she was in a similar situation.
And I don't know about your faith but when I'm really depressed or really happy, I start talking/praying to God. It's the best feeling in the world when I'm doing that.. A lot of load is taken off my mind.
Good luck o you!

I never used to talk about my problems too thinking exactly what you wrote 'that people don't care'. I carried that attitude to my dealings with people too. I was sometimes mean and a "yea, get over it" attitude. Until i realized deep inside, we want people to care. I wanted people to care. People may not always feel the what we feel but we still want them to care. The only way we can is to communicate this feelings.

It helps us to analyse it too and know when to move on. Most of all, it gives ppl the opportunity to chose whether or not to care.

Sorry about your dad. Its really important you talk about it. Blogging helps too.

Take care of you.

I'm so sorry about your loss. I also lost my Dad last year on Oct. 04, 2008. I can't and won't say it's the same. It's not. Your Dad was someone special to you that you'll never get back. My heart still aches when I think about my Dad. I used to hate when people told me, "He's in a better place", or "At least he's not suffering anymore". I know they meant well, but I wanted to be selfish at that point and wanted my Dad to be alive. I wanted to hear his stupid, corny jokes and his simple, straight foward advice. People say it gets easier with time. Maybe so. But when you really love someone, and you lose them to death, it's not about getting easier, it's only that we adjust to it in our hearts and souls. I still cry when I think about my Dad. I'm actually tearing right now as I type this (making it hard to see). Mourning is only a way that we show that we care and love. Allow yourself to feel it.

Ah, the death of a father. I lost my Dad 22 yrs ago. I agree with Nightwings, it's not the same from person to person. Even between me and my siblings, I have come to realize we all had a different relationship with our father and we all reacted to his passing differently. Here is one thing I remember about that time: I kept thinking that the earth should stop turning because life as I knew it, was over.