Here’s the thing. Depression sucks. Literally. It sucks the joy right out of you. It saps your energy, stifles your motivation and pulls you inexorably down into a spiral of misery and apathy. Guilt, worthlessness and helplessness become your constant companions. It draws away any interest or enjoyment in daily life, making it difficult to concentrate, focus or remember things. Often, you feel frozen, unable to make any decisions, fixated on past events or things that have gone wrong. It even steals your ability to sleep properly, either forcing you into far too much or taking what little you have. Anger, irritability and restlessness drag you down into the abyss, while your body feels the tug of aches and pains, digestive discomforts, headaches and other physical ills. It leeches away any interest in sex or socializing. And when you reach the bottom of that spiral, it may just suck you into suicidal thoughts or actions.
It truly is a monster.
