It helps to see that so many of you have responded so quickly. Thank you for your words and thoughts on this. I love seeing that there are others who know what I feel and who can give me advice on things because they have been through it.

I feel that it may help to know that I am only 18 years old and still in high school. The anger about depression stems from there, because I see all of my classmates who have control over how they feel and I ride an emotional roller coaster day after day. It hurts me to hear them say that they think they have depression when they feel sad for a few hours, but someone who is actually affected by the illness is right next to them, and yet cannot say anything for fear of judgment.