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# Online Depression Quiz
- URL: https://becomingjj.com/online-depression-quiz/
- Published: 2010-09-05T23:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-22T01:37:31.000Z
- Author: JJ Celery
- Tags: Personal, #Import 2026-10-23 23:23

While browsing today I stumbled upon Psych Central website that, as far as I know, is designed to inform general public about their mental health or the lack of.

My personal situation has made me question my mental health lately. Now, I don't think I have gone insane, no, I'm just as crazy as I ever was, no changes there - but I do feel a wee bit more blue than usual. Not enough to do anything about it and definitely not enough to contact a health care professional... enough however to take an online depression quiz on the Psych Central website.

Well guess what. It seems I "appear to be suffering from a **severe depression**" and "it would be advisable and likely beneficial for me to seek further diagnosis from a trained mental health professional **immediately**" (emphasis in the original). Well well well. Who would have thought.

I knew I wasn't perfectly alright and it's rather hard to imagine I would be, knowing how screwed up my life has been lately, so it's unsurprising to find that I have depression traits, but "severe"? It's hardly half as bad as it was last time I was depressed and I do cope with it OK, so I would put myself rather in the "borderline" or "mild" category; definitely not "severe".

Maybe I've always been a bit blue so what to me is barely noticeable change in my moods ranks as severe depression. Perhaps it's due to the fact the quiz was on a US page and as such targeted to Americans who we all know pop pills whenever they feel mildly anxious or sad on a rainy Sunday afternoon (I know it's a terrible generalisation and I don't care). Anyway I think the results of this quiz are open to speculation. One thing for sure, I doubt I will be seeking any diagnoses immediately or in any time in the near future.

Or maybe I should? Would you say I'm depressed? Mildly insane, yes, but depressed?

[Depression Test — Am I Depressed? I Psych CentralDo I have depression? You can take our depression test.![](https://images-prod.healthline.com/hlcmsresource/images/frontend-static/favicon/v1/psy-apple-touch-icon.png)Psych CentralChristina Ward![](https://post.psychcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/07/serious-concerned-woman-drinking-coffee-1200x628-facebook-1200x628.jpg)](http://psychcentral.com/depquiz.htm?ref=becomingjj.com)