Be careful. Take your condition more seriously than others do. I am not at all depressed today but have gotten depressed on and off since middle school including thinking of suicide romantically or fantasizing about it in order as an escape mechanism. I never missed or been late to classes or work. I cook 2-3 good meals a day (plus occassional snacks like juice), am good about doing most types of housework (always put off vacuuming for some reason), and only missed my 4.5 mile walk twice this year. When I made a serious attempt 2 years ago, everyone was shocked. Only my H and my psychiatrist (I only told the shrink on the first visit only--I went at 48 for the first time because I was seriously planning suicide and got really close) knew and when I attempted my H said he didn't really think I would do it. It's is a miracle I survived. Depression is as dangerous as heart disease and cancer. More doctors should understand this. Or maybe they look the other way as a method of CYA or just because time is money. Just because you function doesn't mean it is not serious. One attempt can end it all. And when we feel really bad, we don't care or see that clearly at all. It is just as serious when we are employed and all that.