And I think that going through mental difficulties teaches you something.

Some years ago I was perfectly fine. I knew some people with depression and I could see them change: they would lose interest in things, their weight would noticeably change, some of them would start behaving differently (e.g. consuming too much alcohol) and so something "stupid", like drop out of school. I didn't understand how could they do something so irrational.

Now things have changed for me. I read messages in this forum and I feel for mostly everybody here. I became depressed and anxious. My psychiatrist says it is a burnout, that I will recover from it and that all the symptoms will go away. I have an intense fears every day and I sure hope this is indeed temporary. In the meantime, my husband says that psychiatrists are for crazy people. And since my psychiatrists thinks that I do need the treatment, I must be a crazy person.

Right now there is a lot of socializing going on due to the holidays. I can hardly participate because I have a feeling that I do not belong and it is really hard on me. My husband is not putting much effort into trying to talk to me and it hurts.

The point is, if you have no idea what it is like to be depressed and anxious, it is unlikely you will ever fully understand the feeling.