[Thor]

There is simply no reason to suggest medication is somehow 'an easy out' or 'unecassary' thing, considering that there are imbalances that can be a source of your problems, or even possibly a thyroid issue.

Its best to at least get a full blood work, tell your family doctor whats going on, and try to rule out medical issues, but yeah exercise, St John's wort and just an active social life can fix most minor depression/anxiety, but if its persistent and you have to diagnose yourself truthfully to really see whats going on.

A real sign of problems is if your family or friends see a change in you, so trust in those closest to you and don't be shy to ask them if they think there's a problem.

Remember there is a medical issue, you'd deal with any other medical condition with drugs if necessary, make sure your not just under the impression that depression/anxiety is not a real medical condition. Rule out as much as you can, listen to your mind, track your moods, rate your daily highs/lows emotionally and get advice from the people in your daily life that you trust.

We're hopefully now in a modern way of thinking about mental medical problems, because there are clear differences between feeling down and real medical problems with your brain chemistry.

Its sad so much shame is involved with this disease, just do your due diligence and make sure your family doctor is involved, worst case you try out some drug and find out its not necessary. That beats ignoring it and letting it become worse.