How many of you have uttered these phrases during a bout of depression?
"I don't want to get up."
"I can't do it."
"I don't feel like doing anything."
I have a very clear memory of a major depressive episode from my young adulthood which left me without the desire or ability to do anything except to lie in bed. I laid in bed for an entire weekend during which time my boyfriend at the time asked me if I was: A.) Ever going to get out of bed and B.) Take a shower. In order to...
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