That I agree with, most people that claim to be depressed are just unhappy with their lives, bored, and lonely. However, there are a lot of people who do need help, however they can get it. And that's what the op, and a few fellow bah posters are doing here, trying to help. Why? Because we have been there, and somehow survived it. Life is beautiful, tis sad that for so many people it is nothing but a dark pit of despair and failure.