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I was with a tutor trying to get caught up in my algebra (I have excellent grades in EVERY other class and I just can't comprehend algebra. It's my third time taking this class, one of the reasons I've been so extremely depressed lately), and I don't know how we got stuck on the topic, but the tutor said something to this degree: "There is no such thing as depression and ultimately life is just what you make it, and you have control over your moods at all times." I didn't want to get into a huge argument with my tutor of all things(lol) but I couldn't let that go. I told him about how brain scans have proved different brain activity in depressed/bipolar/etc patients and shit...and how medications have proven to help...and stuff going on in your brain (I'm sorry, I'm in a haze right now and can't remember all the chemicals to list that are effected by depression and other mood disorders). I can't believe that there are STILL people like this out there. WTF? and as usual, I left the session feeling like a total FAIL :( I don't think I learned a damn thing, I got so upset. I'm just walking proof of how that ISN'T TRUE and ...I just feel like shit about it!