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I'm not going to make any recommendations here, everyone has pretty much said all there is to be said. As someone who has lived with someone for a protracted period of time (10+ years) with an untreated clinical mood disorder, I will only say one thing:
Don't rely on your self-perception of the possible problem. If you are depressed or suffering from any other mood disorder, you are not able to see yourself and your actions objectively. This is true of everyone to an extent, right? But from my experience and what I've read, this is exponentially true of people with mood disorders. What you find to be manageable and acceptable can actually be quite debilitating without your realizing it.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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