I've had depression for 20+ years and the best way I would describe it is like this:
Think of that little "kick" you get when you think of something you want to do. Maybe you like eating ice cream, maybe you like playing tennis, whatever it is... that feeling, that subconscious little mental boost that gets you up off your ass, and moving... is completely absent in the depressed mind.
That spark that initiates and sustains action, is simply not there. Tasks, even small ones, are giant and the future is hopeless.
Think of that little "kick" you get when you think of something you want to do. Maybe you like eating ice cream, maybe you like playing tennis, whatever it is... that feeling, that subconscious little mental boost that gets you up off your ass, and moving... is completely absent in the depressed mind.
That spark that initiates and sustains action, is simply not there. Tasks, even small ones, are giant and the future is hopeless.