mother: "i have a  psychologist  friend that is starting a private practice.  she had a client that had &lt;insert medical problem here&gt; and his "depression" got better".

in my head: i've been diagnosed TWICE in drastically different times in my life.  i was diagnosed with MDD and GAD both times.  i don't discount seeing a doctor for symptoms or other problems.

i've been personally dealing with this all of my life (47M).  i've been in therapy, on prescription drugs, i exercise excessively, was a workaholic,  i go for walks, i've gone vegan, vegetarian, balanced, threw myself into hobbies, friends, dating, mindfulness, you name it.  

i'm so tired.