I have been in therapy for about half a year now and on our last session, I asked my therapist, if she thinks that I have a depression or something else. She told me that she doesn't think I have a depression, because people with this diagnosis see everything in the negative light and I can still manage to have some kind of hope and positive emotions, I only need the right help to guide me. She also told me that most people who suffer from depression find it difficult to even get out of bed and do simple tasks like taking a shower, while I can go to work and function normally.

I have to say it surprised me. I was wondering, if she sees something else in me, if it's not depression, is it possible I have something else? But she told me that she doesn't see me as a person with a psychiatric diagnosis, because I have a healthy relationship, a job and friends with whom I meet often, and all those things are usually huge trouble for those who actually suffer from a mental disorder.

On one hand, it helped me feeling better about myself, but on the other... I have always felt like there's something really wrong with me. Like I am not... right and I have been dealing with tons of negative emotions and feelings of emptiness. Her statement made me feel like ... I am just a weak loser who simply fails at life...

Is it true that if you manage to function normally have a job, friends, love, family, manage to get up in the morning etc... You actually don't have a diagnosis?