Much like Teal, I feel the need to justify my decisions to everyone, myself included. It was not until my mom got a 1st-hand experience of my break-downs that she no longer wants explanations for everything. I still feel like I need to explain myself to everyone else though (except my wife). Even some of the people I encounter in treatment centers seem to require an explanation of why I am there.
Congratulations on working to get out of the funk. It often times takes more work to do that then to simply go to a job and get paid...