The only thing you know is that you are guilty, shameful, and worthless. It is not that you have made mistakes in your life or sinned or reaped futility. It is that you are a mistake; you are sin; you are futility. “In this regard, depression can be a form of self-punishment, however subconsciously or involuntarily administered.”16 God has turned his back. Why bother going on in such a state? You might as well join God and turn your back on yourself too.
