I hope you don't mind a challenge. When is depressed situational? Something to experience instead of hiding from? It just seems to me this is an experience that has meaning. Just like grief it is ok to feel bad and accept it at face value instead of labeling it a disorder. You seem to have an idea of what made you sad but you still seem to treat it as a disorder to conquer. Mild or moderate types of depression have a human purpose. They drive use to act just like anger and fear and shame. Even if you are diagnosed with MDD there are still different types of depression and some of it is healthy.

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