I see studying Philosophy rather like a theraphy, instead of going to "cure" my depressive thoughts by going to a psicologist, theraphist or taking medicine. My professor even said today he will tell us about the philosophers and about what they believed and how much they contradicted each other, but he won't tell us his own opinion on them for now. This way we are supposed to have or form an opinion of who we are in the end, and why we have the thoughts we have, how our mind operate etc. Fascinating and cheaper then going to a psycologist really.