I answered early this morning... but seems the post dropped. Sorry.

Of course depression really isn't all in the mind, and that is one reason why you can't "just heal yourself." (And even if it was in the mind, because it would be YOUR mind in ill health, you wouldn't be able to heal yourself.)

True depression (not just the blues, etc)is a medical illness too. If you were able to read and comprehend about it (depression makes it difficult to read and understand what we've read, or even focus on a long thread) you would see that brain chemicals are a big part of depression.

Meds help supply what your body either quit making, or isn't using properly.

Don't be afraid... many of us have taken or are on antidepressants for years, and are much better off for being/doing so!

Trust that you can't think through this right now.. trust the doctor to be thinking for you now. TC