Anyway...as for explaining why she misinterpreted me...I was trying to make the point that there are different levels of severity of depression.
My point was was that you can be several depressed but no one could know.
It depends how you define depressed I suppose, but imo, if you have a negative view on life, and it's to a certain extent you're depressed.
I've been close to killing my self(standing on window ledge[decided not to 'cause the feeling of guilt was too strong]), but I doubt anyone would be able to tell I was that depressed.
IMO(and it is only opinion, there's no empirical system to measure the severity of depression, and there's no 'definite' definition of depression, quote the APA, etc. it don't matter, it manifests in so many contexts it's impossible to define), you can be severely depressed and no one would notice. You're just more likely to be diagnosed if you talk about your problems, etc. I personally don't, and one of my best friends is the same. We come across, at worse, as dysthymic, but I'd say we're moderately to severely depressed.
Trust me Michael, you're not the only one who's depressed. A lot of people are, they just hide it, or can't humour it.
I'm not saying you're selfish. I'm just saying people
do cope with depression differently, and that you can't say someone's not severely depressed because they don't express symptoms.
I'm not trying to argue with you. I enjoy debating though.
EMZ=]