do i have an actual problem?

Clinical depression is a difficult beast.

Plus regular depression is treatable through therapy.

Get yourself checked. The female side of my family has clinical depression and I work with trauma support, the differences are difficult. Clinical depression doesn't care if you're happy or well-adjusted, whereas regular depression can have lapses and be effected by other stuff.

Both are horrible to deal with. One just has a chemical solution, the other needs psychological treatment.

>>18580671
so, is there any way for one to deduce whether or not they're clinically depressed?

yes, going to a doctor.

>i hate my self

why?

>i used to huff
>does this mean im depressed?

what?

>>18580692
the main issue i find with myself is my tendency to create problems in my life. i've had a very good upbringing, yet i seem to fuck up every opportunity that's been given to me. especially in regards to my employment & education. i nearly flunked out of highschool simply because i never turned shit in on time, & for no reason other than my own laziness

>>18580711

that doesn't equal depression. more like apathy. which can in turn lead to depression.

but what you're describing is something incredibly human. a large portion of modern man is getting by the skin of their teeth, just barely passing this or that. doesn't make them depressed.

depression has gotten a broad definition recently but its traditional definition as far as the chemical imbalance goes is more of an inability to feel much of anything. lifei s more of a dull haze as opposed to a tragic story.