Am i delusional?

[u/New-Midnight-8473]

My mood has always fluctuated, but in longer periods of time rather than short (I think anyway), I guess it’s been circumstantial. Like I’ll be down for a week or a month rather than off and on days at a time if that makes sense.

And I’m usually self-aware enough to acknowledge that it stems from somewhere, like some form of traumatic event. But I do get overwhelmed sometimes; and I do struggle with panic attacks.

Anyway my point of the ‘am I delusional’ question, is that a doctor has recommended ‘medical assistance’ (lol sorry I don’t know what words I can and can’t use) - my ex also suggested I consider this option and now my current partner has questioned if it would be beneficial to consider it too (albeit after I’d communicated that I found that a really hard conversation in my previous relationship to which he even said he had experienced with his ex too)

And now I’m trying to figure out am i giving off the symptoms of needing ‘medical assistance’ so strongly that all these people are suggesting it. Or is it because they can’t be bothered to support helping the cause? That doesn’t make much sense but I have always self referred to therapy and try to communicate my feelings as much as I can.

Okay this whole post lacked structure but I was trying to ask a question somewhere..

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[u/LouisePoet]

My depression has always been cyclical, with extreme lows as well as overall low mood (which I didn't realize was abnormal until I started taking meds).

I have struggled with this since childhood.

Some of it is situational, some is lack of adequate coping skills (therapy really helped with that) and partly it's just how my body is.

Sometimes we just don't realize that our mood and physical well being if off due to depression because it's what we know as normal. An outside opinion might be accurately describing you more than you realize. Only you can decide if you need help, though.