THINGS THAT ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN YOU HAVE CHRONIC DEPRESSION

Eating and/or sleeping any amount besides way too much or way too little
Showering
Talking to anyone without feeling like a burden
Doing things which used to be fun for you but now they just seem like pointless sources of work without any reward since you can’t even get basic joy out of stuff you used to love doing
Building up the confidence to do things like applying for jobs because you feel like you’re not qualified to do things that literally anybody can do
Keeping whatever job you can miraculously get
Feeling any emotions other than anxiety, apathy, irritation, hopelessness, or whatever mixture you can think of
Believing anyone who compliments you or tries to cheer you up
Doing basic every day things like brushing your teeth or doing laundry
Coming to grips with that fact that you have a disease and no, you’re not just some lazy loser with no aspirations because your depression gets to the point where it’s a constant low-level hum of never-ending negativity that evolves into a totally automated response to almost anything, but fuck that because it’s far more likely that I’m just a piece of shit