My original answer was going to be yes.

Then I really thought about it. When my depression was milder, I went through sadness like a healthy person. However, now, not so much. Now, sadness triggers a depressive episode.

So, I'm going to say no, that I don't. But I like to think that someone who is recovered from depression can.

Just the other day, I told my mom that I wanted to be 'happy' like a normal person. When she started to explain that everyone gets sad, I interrupted her to say 'That's my point!' and went on to say that I want to experience sadness, and bereavement, and all the other things healthy people go through, too, because it would be worth it to not be depressed.

So, I take back my knee jerk answer, anyway. If I said that to my mother, this has clearly been on my mind in some way, too.