[Sillylittlegirl]

I feel great, but I have a question.

I was treated with depression in the past, but I feel like I am not longer dealing with depression. But when asked about why I was treated, I get emotional, does that mean I am still depressed?

I know I am an emotional person in general. I cry happy tears for happy movies or weddings, I cry at sad movies, and I get teary eyes when someone else cries. I am a very empathetic person. So if someone asks me about my depression and things I went through and I get choked up about it, is it just my empathy and sensitivity, or is it depression?

It doesn't affect my every day life, hasn't for a few years. Just get sensitive when asked specific questions about it. Like how It made me feel when I went through it. I get teary eyed then.

[Crazy Hitch]

I can get emotional thinking about past events.

Doesn't mean I'm "in that moment" I was in the past.

I am merely reflecting on it.

The memory can be a happy memory.

It can be a sad memory.

I would say that's not an unusual reaction when recalling a difficult time.

Similar to you my depression is thankfully in the past, I also find it hard to talk about. But as Hooligan says it's helpful to remember we are not in that moment any more, it is a memory we are reflecting on.

I prefer not to reflect on my unhappy memory too long, when talking about it with others I am brief, talk about the positive outcome and that I prefer to look forward than dwell on the past.

[Keyslost]

What you're describing is a normal healthy reaction imo. Think about it the other way around where you didn't feal anything when something good/bad happened.