Explain Depression to the People in Your Life

My book Get it Done When You’re Depressed has a sstrategy  on how to explain depression to the people in your life.

Here is an example:

When I’m depressed I have trouble deciding what to have for breakfast, what to wear and definitely don’t look forward to my day. Work is two to three times more difficult than usual. Time goes slowly and my brain tells me how worthless and unhappy I am all day. This happens because my brain is not functioning correctly. There is nothing really wrong with ‘me’. I hope you can understand that. But there is definitely something wrong with my brain. This is why I truly appreciate your help.

I tell my family and friends what I’m going through so that they can help me every time I get sick.

Julie

 

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