"Everything is irritating. Work is boring and unbearable. Any activity takes many times more effort, as if every movement requires displacing quicksand to make it. What was challenging feels overwhelming; what was sad feels unbearable; what felt joyful feels pleasureless—or, at best, a fleeting drop of pleasure in an ocean of pain."
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Everything was irritating - yep
Work was boring & unbearable - I myself struggled to understand why a job I once loved suddenly became so dreadful. In tears, can barely force myself to go dreadful
Any activity took many times more effort - oh my goodness, yes
What was previously challenging felt overwhelming - can I get a witness?
What was previously sad felt unbearable - check
What previously felt joyful felt pleasureless - numb was more like it
It is only with the hindsight of healing that I can look back on the 2+ years I spent under the cloud of depression that I can see how the depression itself colored my world.
1 comment:
Having only experienced fleeting hours of these types of feelings I can honestly say it scared me senseless, based on the experiences I have witnessed in my family. I cannot imagine what it was like for you and your family. I'm so glad that you were as proactive as you were in getting help for yourself and understanding your situation. How you approach this issue is so much healthier than most I have met who have suffered with depression. It is good of you to share your experience so that others might recognize this issue and also seek help.
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