Absolute would not change it. I am in school to be a therapist, and i think my experiences with depression, hypo-mania etc are really an asset. I think about how my T doesn't really know what it feels like...he doesn't know what an anxiety "poison ball" in your stomach feels like...he doesn't know what laying in bed, not showering or moving for weeks feels like..I guess i just figure when someone tells me about their depression...i will be much more able to help...because i know what it felt like for me....so if they describe what it feels like...i can help all that much more because i really know what it feels like.