Despression digs so much deeper than just being sad. It creeps up in all aspects of life- so lets talk about it
My initial signs of a depressive episode are rarely sadness related, they feel very physical. I sleep a lot, or not at all – eat too much, or not at all. And my thinking gets all fuzzy. I confuse laziness with creeping depression.
I hear you completely. It’s so hard when depression shows up in ways that don’t fit the usual narrative. I can relate to the fuzzy thinking and that inner battle of “Am I just being lazy?” when really, it’s something deeper going on.
I listened to an Episode of Diary of a CEO with Trevor Noah as a guest and he talked a lot about how his depression was linked to his ADHD- for him it wasn’t actually depression it was not being able to manage ADHD and the paralysis that came with overwhelm- which was super interesting. I definately struggle with depression, ESPECIALLY seasonal effective but its interesting to connect some dots.
Heres an article about him and about halfway down he talks about Depression and ADHD: Trevor Noah: A Life Shaped by ADHD | Private ADHD UK
ANNNND The Diary of a CEO episode that is quite long but his story is so interesting: https://youtu.be/FsztuzyXdhY?feature=shared
This is super helpful. Thank you.
Pretty sure mine shows up with irritability and an inability to concentrate. Thats an interesting thought @KScout . I will look into that as ADHD is prevalent in my family. I wish it was just the hyper stuff but mine is more mood related. I take the antidepressants but who knows what really helps or not.
I wish my ADHD was hyper, but also that sounds tough too. My BRAIN is hyper my body is a lazy sack.
Be kind to yourself, probably more active than you think. We are all so very self critical!
Its all intertwined isnt it.
I was actually talking to my therapist last week about this. She said when both parents have ADHD, theres a 90 something % chance a daughter inherits it and like 75% chance a son does. So im looking forward to when my son and daughter are teenagers and we have a house full of ADHDers and our doom piles, hyperfixations, inability to finish projects and all around wonderful quirkiness Only somewhat joking. Lucky for us if they do also have it the world has become a lot more understanding and accomodating to ADHD and its not so much a disorder but a divergance.
I agree because most of the time I feel fine but certain days the depression sneaks in