This. He claimed vociferously that he wasn't depressed, and I suspect that he honestly believed he wasn't, but the signs in his writing are too strong to simply

This. He claimed vociferously that he wasn't depressed, and I suspect that he honestly believed he wasn't, but the signs in his writing are too strong to simply ignore. Then again, there are also signs of a very strong narcissistic streak, so perhaps that has something to do with it.