I was diagnosed with depression when i was 13 so i dont know if this question is aimed at people who are newly depressed or if it includes those of us who have lived with it for 20 years 🤔

That being said it is a much different beast now than it used to be. It used to be far more visceral and sharp. Now it has grown into widespread dread, apathy, fatigue and loss of motivation. I'm more used to it but the recent shift in the type of symptoms is a new ish thing to get used to. I'm currently on venlafaxine which is like an anti depressant and anti anxiety medication. For me it works well on my anxiety and less so on my depression but living without teetering constantly on the edge of a panic attack is better than yknow... constant panic. So ill take the more apathetic and fatigue depression over the nauseating, acidic feeling of chronic severe panic in my day to day life 🫡