Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my post

Yes, I know people tend to believe that they are suffering from an illness after reading symptoms, at least from psychological illnesses. For students, there is actually a term for this, which of course I can not remember lol. I really don't want to self diagnose, I'm pretty sure that would only cause me more stress. Now, the reason I question my diagnosis is because it doesn't seem fully correct. I think what the problem is, is that I'm unable to speak thouroughly with someone who actually works with mental illness who could answer all of my questions and address my concerns. I did look into bipolar but again it doesn't seem to fit, I get extreme happy moods but I don't think they would qualify as mania or even hypomania so I just don't know.

I was given a referal to a psychiatrist for further assessment but this won't happen until probably middle of july. I just wish I knew more so I knew what to possibly expect and maybe what sorts of questions to ask, and if I should take the meds my doctor has suggested or wait. These depressive symptoms are really interferring with my life, but I really feel like they might make things worse. Call it intuition...or maybe it's just simply fear.

Thank you again for the replies