Yes, a lot of times people think depression is an illness whereas in fact it is a symptom. It was actually scary to see how easily you can get antidepressants once you mention depression and anxiety. I refused any type of medications because I don't believe there is anything wrong "technically" with my brain, if you gave me $10k it would be perfectly capable of producing hormones of happiness - see no medications were consumed but just the idea of having more money made the brain produce chemicals, so changing the perception of how we see things is crucial imo. I believe only a fraction of clinical cases require antidepressants e.g. major depressive syndrome etc in most cases therapy is the way to go but it is expensive and people don't generally like it they would rather take medications. I think I've made a great deal of progress just being in therapy, practicing meditation, healthy diet etc