Friend told me to "take it with a grain of salt"

[Kelly]

I've been feeling depressed lately, but I'm not sure if it's actual depression or not. I wanted to go to the school counseling center, but I was scared, so I texted my friend who has gone. She told me I could go if I wanted, but I've had things so easy, and maybe I just need to take these real world problems with a grain of salt, because life just gets harder. If anyone would understand, I thought it would be the person who has had panic attacks for 15 years and went to counseling for a semester. If she thinks I'm overreacting, what if a counselor does too? What if everyone does?