I've been suffering from depression since I was a teen. Depression runs through both sides of my family, so it was sort of a given when I was diagnosed. I've been on medication for the past 14 years and it has helped tremendously.
Today when I went to my doctor's appointment to get a refil, I was seen by someone other than my usual doctor. The person I saw, let's call her "N" proceeded to tell me that I was far too young to be depressed and insinuated it was all in my head. Boy, just when you think the dark ages are over....
