Anyway, when I tell people about these problems, they usually come out with something like, "Well, because you're not getting these things, when you do get them, you'll appreciate them more!" or "At least with depression, you know what true sadness feels like!" or "I'm sorry you feel that way, but you've felt sadness and those other college girls haven't, so you know how to deal with small problems better than they can!" WHAT?

Depression isn't a life lesson. I repeat: Depression. Is. Not. A. Life. Lesson.

There's no logical reason why I have to go through these things while healthy people don't. If depression taught you valuable life lessons, it's kinda wrong that I have to learn them through debilitating sadness and hopelessness while healthy people get to like, vounteer at a soup kitchen or something, no?