I'm so glad that you talked to your Mom LeaderOfMen
You took the first step and I am very proud of you
I agree with Marsly, The shrink may not be a bad idea for you. I have gone once. It was for my evaluation for social security when I started to get my dissability checks. But just going and talking to someone about your problems does help and they will try to give you advice on how to tackle why you are so sad and depressed to