> Hmm... I understand that I'm probably not a
>good judge of my own mental health. Like I've
>said, I do feel fine. But I certainly haven't
>felt suicidal, inclined to try self-mutilation,
>or burst into tears out of nowhere. If this is
>what real depression's all about, I doubt I have
>it. The only thing I've felt is melancholy.
>Certainly not pain, worthlessness, or despair.
>And I can't visualize myself thinking this way
>in the future. But I'll still look into it
>further.
>
> -useless"Yikes, I'm not that bad!"ness

That's good. If you're truly not feeling that bad, maybe it is just stress over finals. What all the rest of us have been trying to say, though, is that if it turns out *not* to be just stress over finals, it may be something you want to go to a doctor about. That's all.

-- Dave