I can relate. If not for a sympathetic journalism teacher that made me a photographer for the paper/yearbook I don't think I would have had enough English credits to graduate. I too went towards photography to deal with my depression although I didn't know what it was at the time. I was just always blah and only looked forward to journalism and taking pictures.

Unfortunately It has been 23 years since i processed film. I don't even know where to get chemicals anymore let alone equipment.