Is it normal to not know whether you're depressed or just growing up?

Very very deep sounds like you need to relax an do things you like ,ENJOY YOURSELF look deep down into yourself and figure your wants and interests:)

Lol, looking horizontally at people?:D

I guess if you've been raised in a way that means you have expectations that can't really be fulfilled in the "real world", then it's pretty normal to be disappointed when you realise this. Arrrrgh, I blame Disney!:P I don't know though, I'm just guessing.

I think it's normal, although I don't entirely feel the same way. I think the real world is impressive, and that real people can be worth looking vertically at!:)

I understand what you mean. I'm in my early 20s and a lot of the things that used to fill me with wonder and joy have definitely lost their magic over time. I was pretty upset about it for a couple of years, and sometimes I still struggle with it.

My mom says that the world is like Disneyland: when you're a little kid, you see it as a magical place filled with fun rides, toys and princesses; but when you grow up, you start to see it for what it really is: standing in line for hours, overpriced crap and regular women in costumes with fake smiles who probably go home and cry themselves to sleep every night.

I think its normal. I was actually just thinking about this today. As you get older and gain more freedom you start to become bitter about stuff. Like when you realize how much work it takes just to be an acceptable adult in society, you become bitter and slightly hateful with the opposite gender, you get more of a taste of the rudeness of people, you realize nothing is going to magically change in the future like you thought it would, you start to become afraid of dying alone and the pressure of losing your looks and having to get married sets in when you thought you didn't care about those things. Yeah, I'd say depression is normal at our age. lol. Its like a repeat of puberty but at a whole new level.

I think it's just growing older. I'm 18, and I just graduated high school this weird. It's weird to watch how things start to change. I've been having deep thoughts on it, and how fast time goes by. I agree with things not being as unique as you get older. It's kind of sad in a way, especially when all these kids are wishing they were grown up.

This depression you are talking about, could it be dysthymia?

Life never turns out quite the way you want it to be.

You just roll with the punches.