I saw a doctor the other day - just an NHS GP - and she told me to fill a form to assess whether I'm depressed. I had to choose from alternatives like 'I feel happy and content most of the time' - 'I cry more than before' - 'I'm crying all the time' etc. and you get points depending on your answers - the more points you get, the more depressed you are..

My result was three points more than the upper limit of 'normal' - so according to this, I'm mildly depressed. Am I crazy in thinking this 'test' was idiotic? Like, I chose 'I cry more than before' - of course I do, as I've dealt with trauma in therapy and am now grieving my childhood losses (among them being an emotional orphan).. So of course I'm going to cry! I think it's a good thing.. isn't it?? I feel it's healthy instead of an illness!

There were several other questions where I scored one or two points, and each of those have an explanation I feel makes my feelings and reactions normal. Think I just needed to vent now as I'm so angry that something so simplistic gets me diagnosed with depression.. Ugh.