"hahaha look at how trash i am haha i avoid acting like a functional human being i have self-diagnosed crippling depression haha : )."
I know a person who lost his father in 9/11, he has been depressed, and god bless this guy, but he has gotten through his depression, he never spread his depression to anyone in fact he would always try his best to be happy about life. He always wanted to play xbox 360 with me and my friends and he was always studying in school, studying his hardest. He is the example of a person that is blessed, he doesn’t spread his misery and he cares about the people around him.
i agree with what you're saying but it sounds like your friend had situational depression, which, while awful to experience, is non-permanent assuming it doesn't develop into clinical depression