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Originally Posted by Joely  The starting point is believing, even if it's only in a tiny part of you, that you can change and that you can get better. And that gradually grows and grows until suddenly, you realise you don't have to be that way. |
You've hit the nail right on the head there.
True depression is where you feel so frozen, petrified and useless, that you don't care if you just die.
A lot of people are saying, 'Oh, just get up and socialize. Do some exercise, positive thinking', or whatever.
The point is - you've sunk below that level. You can't do anything, and I mean
anything. If you could, you wouldn't be depressed!
The only thing you can possibly tolerate in such a condition is to listen to that inner voice, whispering, 'Don't give up. Persevere. Be patient just a little while longer'.
Just listen and believe - and even that is going to be difficult.
Then, things will start to change.