Good. Hope you feel better soon~

Aww, I feel for you...One of my good friends is a counselor, so I can attest to their value (assuming they know what they're doing).

On the other hand, sometimes the best course of action is just to vent to someone. The seemingly simple cognitive act of sorting and voicing thoughts can help tremendously. "Besides, if *everyone* in the world recommended counseling, one would be left with a simple problem: there would be no one left to talk to."

If you ever want to chat sometime, feel free to hit me up on Skype. (Search for cloudfyrebrony, it will show up as "CloudFyre".) I'm always happy to chat.

I really hope you get better. I feel the exact same way i have many dreams i want to see come to life but i feel my depression is getting the better of me and i might try to get help too. If anybody could give me advice i would apperciate it.

Also if you need somebody to talk to please send me a PM or you can try my skype which the link is on my profile page.

Good luck. It's never easy making a decision like this but I hope everything works out for you.

I wish you the best. But what does being depressed have to do with the FAA?

Sorry to hear you're going through this.  But I also have this to say:  Been there, done that!  And I think you are making the right decision.  It soon gets to the point where you're no longer able to go it alone. 

Best of luck. 

I wish you the best. But what does being depressed have to do with the FAA?

I'm a Class 3 certified pilot, and while depression is no longer the absolute disqualifying red flag it used to be, I might get grounded while they evaluate me. Not to mention I was depressed before I got my medical exam, meaning I hid it from the examiner, and I could get in trouble, because I technically lied on a federal form.

Plus I'm not sure if that covers (the ability to fly on medicine) both depression and bipolar disorder, or just depression, because I think I might have the latter given my emotional swings.

You're making the right choice to see a psychologist. I was depressed last year, and visiting a psychologist to allow me to regularly vocalize my feelings helped me a ton. I've gotten out of my depression by now, and I know you can, do. Never give up, and always focus on the positive.