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Something we need to consider when talking about depression is that it varies widely in intensity and the boundaries are vague because it's all self reported. T

Something we need to consider when talking about depression is that it varies widely in intensity and the boundaries are vague because it's all self reported. This makes it very hard to talk about. Sometimes you will hear "just get off your ass and do something" to which someone may reply "it doesn't work like that." Well, both of these people are right. It depends on the specific instantiation of the things we call depression.

tstrimple 3y ago
> "just get off your ass and do something" If I don't have something external demanding attention, sometimes just getting out of bed is that "something" I'm doing for the day. I almost feel like I'm in a sci-fi novel. I'm in cryogenic sleep until there's a problem that needs to be solved. Then I am thawed and put to work until the problem is fixed and I go back on ice. It feels like I have little to no agency between fixing those external problems.