Just thinking

Yesterday a friend called me smart and today another friend called me nice. And I am starting to think: Is there a difference between being nice and being a pushover? Is there a difference between someone being a friend and someone being parasitic? Is there a difference between helping someone and doing something for someone? Is there a difference between needing help and being dependant? Is there a difference between being smart and being hard-working? Is there a difference between knowing stuff and being smart? There has to be a difference between smart for people in this country and people in China. One of my friends, who was considered dumb in China gets the second highest grades for all her mocks in her classes. In chem, she is second to me and in Maths and Further maths, she is second to Victoria. Regardless, she always get's A's. A's are considered smart, right? Is there a difference between being sad and being depressed? I think there is, but like, the problem with mental illnesses is that for some people being upset is being depressed and so it can go misdiagnosed, but then the symptoms are not clear either because a symptom of depression is being upset for a long period of time, but is upset just not being happy or is it not wanting to even come out of bed or out the house because it's so crippling, upset? It is sad. Almost everyone I talk to properly thinks there is something wrong with themselves. I think that too sometimes. Not all the times, any more. In fact, a lot less. But like so many people are like, they are the problem or they have a problem or they are mentally screwed up and I think, sometimes, isn't everyone? Does everyone have that voice in their head, telling them they are screwed up and need help? I think so. I was talking to myself today. I have now concluded that everyone talks to themselves, whether they want to acknowledge it or not. When I was younger, people used to say, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. Well isn't it just?:P That actually was not my initial point, but I thought I may just throw it in. I like talking to myself was my point.