If its been going on for a long time, I think you should just try taking the anti-depressant for a little while. It could help you feel better, and there's nothing wrong with taking it. A lotta people suffer from depression, and almost all of them deny it. The first step is always admitting and accepting it.. Do you know what causes your mild depression? I know you've said that you tend to be a quiet person, meryl. Perhaps it just comes from your social life? I'm not trying to be a shrink or anything here, and I dont even know if my advice is going to help you or not. But hopefully it does. I think you should just take the medicine for a few weeks, it could change your personality a little bit. Not in a bad way though, I think you'd only be more optimistic, outgoing, and talkative than before. And often, that does help you feel better about yourself.
I have a friend who used to have mild depression, her reason was that she just didnt feel good about herself and didnt socialize very much. I noticed it and tried to help her by letting her hang out with me, and she ended up being a heck of a lot more social and talkative. I'm not sure what I did, but her confidence just seemed to take a giant boost.
The main thing with depression is that you have to find whats causing it, and figure out how to make things better. Different people have different reasons. If you find out what yours is, we're always here and can try to help you with it.
