depression is like trying to peel a potato with another potato its not fun it doesnt work and you just wanna cry
…why is this such a good metaphor what the fuck
#and then people are like #God! Why don’t you just get a peeler!? #and then they HAND YOU ANOTHER FUCKING POTATO
i reblogged it before but then it got better
Tag: depression
Found this reddit post. This kinda makes me feel better. And it’s something I think about sometimes because I always feel like regardless of how hard I work on something I don’t get anywhere.
Nice summary. If you’re curious, the anon here is referring to studies over the last decade that have pointed to major impacts on pattern separation with depression, and how depression can have major impacts on nonsynaptic plasticity.
Psychology is amazing folks and more of it needs to be common knowledge
YOUR BRAIN IS AN ORGAN AND DEPRESSION IS A REAL PHYSICAL THING THAT HAPPENS TO IT. THIS IS REALLY SUPER IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.
Yeah your brain literally isn’t making the corrections and selections it’s meant to when you’re depressed – dean Burnett has a very accessible & plain English section on that in “the idiot brain” (is the last chapter)
Fun Little Depression Things That Piss Everyone Else Off
– Forgetting literally everything from phone calls to visits to where you put your wallet(I just had it I swear )
– Needing 12 hours of sleep everyday but only in the middle of the day
– Void days
– “I’ll clean my room tomorrow” everyday
– eating everything or nothing
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