If you are going thru depression, or seeing a psychiatrist about your depression, Will you tell your boss or direct supervisor about it?

No, I would not want my workplace ppl to just show care and concern for me...appear to use it as excuse not to complete work. Or show sympathy/emphathy etc. which I dun think is helpful / find I become a burden to them.

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Boss/supervisor cannot treat me / diagnose or help me. It's also not fair for them to give me lesser work or take into consideration of my situation knowing I do not have any ways to keep it under control/work around it.

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Nonetheless, I will talk to family/close friends and have them keep an eye on the me while I will track how I am affected each day (e.g. write a diary of sleep patterns, emotions, thoughts)...

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Depression has to be clinically assessed by psychiatrist and requires medicine and treatment (usually not a 'I think/I guess' thing), it's uncontrollable (i.e. the person doesn't know what he/she is doing - including not knowing they have depression), causes self-harm, harm to others (including loved ones) - if you already have issues doing daily chores/sleeping then best to go to A&E already - do be responsible.

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Else it might be feeling sadness/loneliness or just simply dun like the work/challenge and feeling defeated, talk to someone / go for a break / get sleep.

No and never

Yes and No. Our society is not completely open towards mental health issues even though they generally talk about it to make them look understanding and emphatetic. But in actual fact, it takes a long time for the public to really embrace this. There's still stigma and some people tend to judge and make conclusion just because you've seeked medical help.

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So i think it depends on how safe the sharing space is. If it's an immediate supervisor whom you're close to and trust very much, then maybe confiding in the person to seek understanding is good. But other than that, if I can manage the sessions outside of working hours and it's not affecting my time at work, I will not announce it. If it's affecting performance, it might be a good idea to share with your direct supervisor. But you have to emphasise that you're aware of it and seeking help so that you can get well and continue to contribute to the company. It has to be put across that it is a positive action to seek medical help and it is only a phase and it will be better. The aim is to seek understanding and maybe at times, your supervisor may be compassionate to allow time off for mental health rest.

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Just my opinion as i do not know your work situation and the people you work with.

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Feeling depressed about something and having depression are completely different things. If you are the latter, hope you are getting the help that you need. However, if this is just theoretical, no need to say in depth would be the logical way to go. everyone has issues, its how we manage them. supervisors already have their own set of matters to attend to but good leaders will want to know cos its part of people management.

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you may never know....your RO also may be going through the same thing.