I have been diagnosed with depression. I am able to function and get all my schoolwork done, but I am rather sad most of the time and turn to alcohol for solace. My therapist keeps pushing anti-depressants, but I refuse every time. I mostly feel that my depression stems from my environment (family problems) rather than inherently, so i feel that medication wouldn’t help. Is this a false assumption? Also, I know a couple kids who go on anti-depressants and I feel that they just turn into zombies.. like they have no affect anymore.. it freaks me out.. I don’t want to be like that.. but I don’t want to feel sad anymore. I feel like my options are become a zombie and not feel anything at all… or stay sad (but at least that’s real). Please help me in this dilemma, any insight would be really comforting!!!