Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the key difference between depression and laziness is that while laziness can be changed, depression isn’t so easily altered. If you’re feeling tired or unmotivated, you can take steps to change that for yourself. You can rest, brainstorm, look for inspiration, and try out different productivity hacks to help you get out of your funk. But with depression, it’s not that easy. It’s not a funk that you can just get out of. When you have depression, you’re not making the choice to be depressed or stay depressed. In fact, patients with depression often report feelings of extreme guilt, shame, and helplessness due to their condition. No one with depression is ever just doing it for attention. Mental illness goes much deeper than that.
Can you relate to any of the signs of depression discussed in this video? If you or anyone you know is experiencing serious feelings of depression, don’t hesitate to reach out to a mental health care professional and get help. Please like and share this video if it helped you and you think it could help someone else, too. The studies and references used are listed in the description below. Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button for more Psych2Go videos. Thank you for watching, and we’ll see you next time.
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