Glad someone else had the guts to say it. That was kinda my first thought - "oh she's depressed, but ranks various kinds of exercise as 'low activation' energy?

Glad someone else had the guts to say it. That was kinda my first thought - "oh she's depressed, but ranks various kinds of exercise as 'low activation' energy? That's quaint. Oh she was able to bootstrap herself out of her funk after a few months, without therapy or antidepressants? Extra quaint." I absolutely commiserate with your frustration. I've struggled with ADHD and bipolar my entire life. I've been on all manner of treatments and seeing therapists/coaches on a regular cadence, and while I'm doing way better than my darkest times, I balk when people manage to just "be motivated" and do adult things reliably. I do value the data she has provided, but it definitely needs to be tuned to the person and their current condition. The author's experience of sudden onset, of sometimes not being able to get out of bed some days, but also able to hit the weights as a "low activation cheatcode" sounds much more akin to cyclothymia than general depression.