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I believe my identity and my diagnosis are separate. I am a person with depression. I am not depression. I've been through therapy and am on meds. I am still "me". You mention your sense of humor. I have a wicked, somewhat whacked, sense of humor. It didn't go away when I got my depressive symptoms under control.
You mention that your T does not have the same goals for your therapy that you do. Have you tried having a conversation with them about what your gtoals are? Maybe you need to find a T who is willing to have the same goals as you.
Someone mentioned meds "numbing" part of who you are. My meds don't numb me. They give me the opportunity to be who I am without battling the symptoms of depression. Does that make sense?
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