Reasons why I say I am fine:

1) the average person doesn't give good advice
2) the average person doesn't like dealing with depressed people.
3) the average workplace would hold it against me.
4) people believe its not a real disease and that I am faking.
5) most people do not understand, and buy into false preconcieved notions of what depression is and what people need to do if they
Want to get better.
6) if people with depression are low functioning they = worthless.
7) people believe "getting better" is a choice, and if people with depression don't get better, well, then they're just choosing not to...

All reasons to disassociate myself from the label and utter the words "I'm fine"