I got the formal diagnosis of having depression about five months ago. I am currently on medication which helps. I never got to the point where I feel like giving up on life, but in other areas I did give up. I have a tendency of burying things when they bother me or I am hurting and never really deal with them. I got extremely hurt almost two years ago and I had a anxiety attack and broke down at work, not the most pleasant experience, I've dealt with being a caretaker for my mom who as a result of having multiple head injuries due to a disease she has, caused her to be explosive with her words and actions and left me feeling that I have no value. I talked with a friend and she asked me a few questions and told me to bring it up with my PCP and they put me on meds for it. After the diagnosis I felt down and upset, but she explained it was completely normal and after a period of time people find they can go off the meds and be perfectly fine