Honestly i'm new to Crohn's myself... I was diagnosed in April of 2011. I have a very agressive doctor also I am very much into alternative therapies as well.
My depression stems from me becoming disabled and not being able to work. I worked very hard to get to where I was career wise. I was a heart and lung transplant nurse in one of the most intense ICU's in the world.
No bragging here, but it was an amazing career. Being on a medication that knocks your immune system down there is no way I can work as a nurse, nor could I handle the stressful environment. Not all my challenges are from the IBD. I have had 3 brain surgeries in 2 1/2 years. A lot of my pain stems from headaches... if it's not my head.. it's my hinder-ender.
Hope that helps clarify things for you. Don't lose the faith!
-Regina