Posted by Tabitha on February 22, 2016, at 9:57:54
In reply to Re: To Tabitha, posted by Meltingpot on February 22, 2016, at 2:15:39
> Hi Tabitha,
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> Thanks for your response. I guess part of depression is the self doubt and confusion and the feeling that you are just not trying hard enough.Yes, exactly. I spent the past six months accomplishing just about nothing. I had loads of things to do-- stuff piled around the house needing putting away, projects I wanted to start. Every day I planned to work on it a little, and most days I did exactly nothing. This went on for several months. I thought I was just making poor choices and like you say, not trying hard enough. But when I did try, I got overwhelmed because I could not make simple decisions, and my anxiety ramped up so much that I gave up.
I got a med change and withing a week I am catching up. Simple chores like sorting papers that seemed *impossible* are now so easy I can do them with little effort. It is like night and day. So now I realize that my "not getting things done" was a symptom of depression, it was not a matter of insufficient effort.
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> But thanks for reassuring me and it's nice to know that you feel the same way as I do about it.
>I am glad it is helpful.
poster:Tabitha
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