I'm late 20s and not sure if I'm depressed or if my life just sucks. How can I tell? I'm gay and live with my boyfriend in a shithole part of the US where gays are openly hated. He doesn't want to move and I've wanted to move away long ago but can't afford it. I feel a constant sense of dread. I sometimes have fleeting moments of joy but they only last for a few minutes and only happen every few months. It's really just a constant feeling of wanting to go back to bed, mixed with sheer panic and anxiety as I realize that maybe I'm not happy and never will be.

Does this sound like depression, or just someone who regrets the life choices they made? Not sure what I should do.