Although I was prescribed an antidepressant by my doctor, I still do not feel like I am legitimately diagnosed with depression.  I am going make an appointment with a therapist to see if they can diagnose me.  But in my time since being prescribed the meds I have been doing research and I think I figured it out.  I check almost all of the boxes for Dysthymia or PDD.  Actually feeling like I have a sense of what I am dealing with makes me feel a little bit better.  I have been dealing with this for so long I don't even know when the depression started.  But I have been able to fake my way through life for at least the better part of a decade.  I am so tired of this internal battle.  I want to feel better.

Does anyone else here suffer with PDD?  If so, what are some things you do to cope?  What have you found works or doesn't work for you?