Eye Opening: Could You Have Been Ignoring These Seemingly Minor Signs Of Depression?
Recently, the word ‘Depression’, its effect on people, and how to detect and manage it has been the subject of discussion on many platforms. This is coming on the heels of several news of suicide committed especially by people whom one would never had thought could be capable of such.
To this end, many people have been speaking about ‘Depression’ and encouraging those in depression or who thinks they may need help in one way or the other to speak out and get helped.
A young mom’s candid message on her Facebook page tells about sometimes ignored signs/symptoms of anxiety and depression.
After weeks of struggling to do the dishes, 25-year-old Brittany Ernsperger shares a heartfelt message about living with depression and anxiety, and this went viral inspiring thousands of people to her surprise.
The young mom posted a photo of a large pile of clean dishes and shared it on Facebook saying for two weeks, her depression and anxiety were so overwhelming she couldnât do her dishes.
The messy kitchen made her feel like a failure, which made finishing the dishes even more challenging. According to her, the inability to do daily chores is a sign of depression; itâs just not as well known as others.
Brittany writes:
”This is what depression looks like.
No. Not the clean dishes. But that there were that many dishes in the first place; that Iâve gone 2 weeks without doing them.
3 days ago I sat on the kitchen floor and stared at them while I cried. I knew they needed to be done. I wanted to do them so bad. But depression pulled me under. It sucked me in. Like a black hole. Rapidly, sinking quick-sand.
I walked by them morning and night and all day long. And just looked at them. Telling myself that I could do them. Telling myself that I would. And feeling defeated everyday that I didnât. Making the depression only that much worse because not accomplishing something that needs to be done is failure.
Worthless. Failure. Piece of shit. Incompetent. Stupid. Lazy. All things that roll through the mind of someone with depression. All. Day. Long.
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Throw anxiety on top of it, and youâve got yourself a real treat. Being scared your husband will leave because he thinks youâre lazy. Being scared to let people into your home because theyâll think youâre nasty.
Feeling like youâre failing your kids because for the 3rd night in a row, you donât have any clean dishes to cook dinner on… so pizza it is. Again.
And the worst part of it all, itâs not just with the dishes. The laundry, cleaning, dressing yourself, taking a shower, dressing your kids, brushing your teeth and their teeth, normal everyday tasks. It all becomes a nightmare. A very daunting task. Some days it doesnât get done at all.
Depression is something that âstrongâ people donât talk about because they donât want people to think theyâre âweakâ.
Youâre not weak. Youâve been strong for so long and through so many things, that your body needs a break. I donât even care if the only thing you did today, was put deodorant on. Iâm proud of you for it. Good job. Iâm in your corner. Iâm on your side.
Iâm not looking for sympathy, not in the slightest. But I am letting everyone know that Iâm here for you. I get it. If you need someone to talk to, Iâm always here to help.
**Edited Post**
I wasnât expecting this to get as much love as it has gotten.
Ladies, if youâre feeling this way, send me a friend request. Iâll do my best to help you or get you the help you need. Weâll figure it out together. We can only help one another by lifting each other up. Iâm here for you.
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Brittanyâs candid description of what living with depression could look like resonated with thousands of people, who shared her post and tagged their friends and family members in the comment section.
âIt is so beautifully honest,â Dr. Ken Duckworth, who is the medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, told TODAY.
âShe puts it all right out there ⊠and I think that is really compelling.â
The Mental health experts also addressed others who might be suffering and offered some words of encouragement.
âDepression is something that âstrongâ people donât talk about because they donât want people to think theyâre âweak,’â she wrote.
âYouâre not weak. Youâve been strong for so long and through so many things, that your body needs a break.I donât even care if the only thing you did today, was put deodorant on. Iâm proud of you for it. Good job.â
