6 Signs You Are Too Depressed To Do Anything

People who often mislabel those struggling with depression as “over emotional attention seekers” who are just “wasting their lives away and taking everything they have for granted” are those who don’t understand what it’s like to live with a mental illness, especially not depression.

So, how do we tell the difference between being ungrateful and being depressed? Watch this video to find out.

Writer: Syazwana Amirah
Script Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Animator: Ira Alifia
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. APA Publishing.
Zhang, H., Watson-Singleton, N. N., Pollard, S. E., Pittman, D. M., Lamis, D. A., Fischer, N. L., … & Kaslow, N. J. (2019). Self-criticism and depressive symptoms: Mediating role of self-compassion. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 80(2), 202-223.

[venicewitchhh]

me diagnosed with depression but still watching this video:

[Ol_Ds]

was somebody else raised in a family where nobody thinks seriously about mental health and they wouldn't even think you might be diagnosed with depression? 🙋🏼‍♂️

[derekkennedy]

So basically everything here in this video defines me. This are some of the bitter truths about depression I've just come to understand.

[stayarmy]

The 7 signs:

1. You can't snap out of it
2. You can't cheer yourself up
3. You've lost interest in everything
4. You can't function like you used to
5. Your "laziness" isn't triggered by anything
6. Your "laziness" isn't a choice
7.

Stay safe everyone! Keep your heads held high and have a very nice and good day!

[nishahabib]

1. You can’t snap yourself out of it
2. You can’t cheer yourself up
3. You have lost interest in everything
4. You can’t function like you used to
5. Your laziness isn’t triggered by anything
6. Your laziness isn’t a choice
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[yahyashaikhworld]

I have been always called ungrateful, careless or lazy for my depression.

At the age of 13 years and 9 months, when I was at the peak of my charisma, I happened to be a target of bullying in school for 3 years straight, which shaped my later life.

Now, at 27, I realize how I have wasted much of my university and work years on the bed, tired, numb at times. Recently, I have started to raise the alarm to my loved ones and have pleaded their help. But, they stigmatize my condition as ungratefulness and strongly discourage seeing a professional.

Need help, I am proud to be a bit aware of this.

[dr]

I don't like to meet or talk with anyone . I just need to be alone . I sleep all day. I have no desire of living . I ruined my life

[sunnydub]

I didn’t realize I was in this mode for the past couple of months luckily I’ve been fortunate to quit my job while caring for a family member and have some time to myself. I didn’t realize my depression was probably caused by burnout.

After about 4 months some supplements and a couple of weeks hitting the gym I finally feel like I’m starting to have a much more hopeful outlook on my reality.

Hope all of you out there can get there at some point too. However you get there as long as you do.

Try and ignore family/friend’s comments about you being “negative” or “lazy” don’t beat yourself up in your own head over it. It’s an endless cycle.

[kathrynalexander]

Crying while watching this video. I know I'm depressed and that nothing in life excites me any more. Even traveling or new experiences. I feel like I'm just living as a zombie, but most of all I need to pay my bills and live for my kids (who are in their 20s now, but still need a lot of help). World news is horrific. I've had endless "professional help" and tried so many medications, but there is no happiness pill. 2 brain surgeries to remove a benign brain tumor in 2015 only made things worse. I meditate and focus on abundance, but the contrast to other people's situations worldwide only makes me feel guilty for having food, water, and shelter. I don't know what the answer is to this dilemma, so I'm just waiting it out. I just needed to express this. 🙏

[cadavercakes]

18yrs struggling with this ....I'm tired mentally and physically.

[brainybunny]

Here is an idea for a video. I have a hard time accepting help from others mainly due to thoughts like "I'm not deserving of help, " "now I'll be obligated to owe them something, " "I am a burden for them, " and etc. Perhaps you guys could do a video on tips how to accept help and generosity from others. Thank you for the great content.

[aronclosson]

Been dealing with “Major Depressive Disorder” since I turned 13. I’m 39 now. My father suffers with “MDD” as well and my mother suffers with Bipolar disorder. There was a very long stretch of my life were I was trying to muscle my way through life. Or, in other words, I was relying on my own strength of will to combat the struggle with MDD. I could never keep a steady job, I lost interest in going out with friends, I stopped meeting up with family, and lost interest in any and all of my hobbies. I began to turn to addictive habits and fell into a very deep dark hole of isolation. Never in all my years did I feel so empty or alone. I refer to this time of my life as “The Abyss.” It was like I fell into a very deep trench in the ocean and all I could see, hear, and feel was darkness, penumbra, and numb.
The very first thing that helped me get out of this nightmare was opening up to someone I trusted. Talking face to face with someone who I KNEW would be sensitive and understanding to what I was dealing with. For me, this was my wife. This one act made a HUGE difference. By sharing how I felt with my spouse I was effectively sharing the burden and that made carrying the burden much easier.
The next thing I did was trust my family doctor. It was trial and error, but I was eventually able to take a medication that was right for me.
There is a way out of the nightmare. There is hope. There are many many other people that feel and experience the same thing you do. You are NOT alone.

[endlesswonderland]

0:34 You can't snap yourself out of it
1:20 You can't cheer yourself up
2:07 You've lost interest in everything
2:55 You can't function like you used to
3:27 Your "laziness" isn't triggered by anything
4:05 Your "laziness" isn't a choice
There are only six signs mentioned

[Ominous]

Maybe you can make a video about this; How do you know that you are NOT depressed anymore? How do you know it's over? Because that's the motivation and encouragement that a lot of people are looking for.

Because, what snapped me out my decades long depression was finally bringing back the pain, the guilt and sickness to the ones that caused it. Confrontations. What cheered me up was that I told them that if they ever cross my path again, I will start a full blown war on them as a revenge for the depressions they caused. What else cheered me up and helps me find the right mood and tears of joy, is music. What moved me in tears of awe is to see the full potential of my talents. Ever since I've finally snapped out of that depression, I'm not lazy anymore. And my home is a clean and well organised place. I eat better. I look healthy. All because I'm not lazy anymore. From there on, my laziness became a choice of free will.

I've been depressed for years. But this goes for anyone: For the amount of tears you've shed in fear or sadness, you deserve at least ten times the amount in tears of joy and tears of awe.

[dhavalpatel]

Depression can be treted by psychiatrist, but for me your videos are very very helpful to me realising myself, understanding my problems and treating myself with calm mind. Thanks Psych2Go.

[shaggyman]

ive not been professionally diagnosed with depression but i do think i may have it. i always tell myself im lazy, even though i know its probably more than that. i cant do stuff better than before. ive not been able to do work and hand it in on the deadline. that just makes it worse. my teachers noticed and talked to me about my mental state so it made me feel a bit better.

[Everyday_Awes]

I am sooo greatfull for the work you do. Each and almost every video insures me that I needn't have believed in anything anyone has ever told me, about being lazy, lacking motivation etc. I have been suffering from depression all my life and no one ever picked up on it. Thank you. You know, I got addicted in my early teens and probably that's what saved me from something much worse. I've been in therapy for over a year now and on medication. Everything is manageable and I know I can live with my sicknesses. Thank you.

[iamjohnporter]

All my friends left me because they all said the same thing "get over it" and I had to cut ties with them. They don't understand what depression feels like.

[jamesk]

I have been in treatment for several months and am starting to come out of it, but this really defined my life for the better part of this year.

[Suadsadik-]

It hurts when u fighting with depression and anxiety and there is no one who supports you specially your family and your friends
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