Bismarck.Bloodbathboy said:
»There were some harsh plp in that thread! I have a pretty good life and it kinda makes me sad to hear about that dude.
Yeah I wanted to give an advice without trying to be harsh. The gist of my post though is that, all the advices in the world wouldn't help, as the poster probably is aware of his situation, what he really needs is someone to provide real help at getting him off his chair. Most people need that push, that's the hardest part of getting out of the vicious circle of depression: getting started to DO what you KNOW you gotta do.
The part of an enzymatic action that requires the highest amount of energy is its activation. It's kinda like that for depression too. That is not to say the following steps are easy, but really, being able to start is extremely difficult.
There's also the problem that depression in a counterintuitive sense, is comforting. You hate it, you suffer, but at the same time a part of you doesn't want to let it go.
It's like being in a cradle at the bottom of a pit. You're sad down there, but you look up towards the exit and think it's impossible to climb out, and at the same time the cradle is so comfortable. It sucks in here, but I'll stay just a little longer, maybe tomorrow I'll try...
Motivation is a serious problem with depression. It's not easy to find it, but it you have to. It's like getting up from a couch for a decrepit person, it takes the energy of running a marathon just to stand up.