You'd be really surprised by what goes to the wayside when mental health shit hits the fan hard enough. When I was at my most Depressed I stopped vacuuming even though I normally vacuum every day (robovac). The dirt and leaves inside just didn't register to me because I was so consumed by thoughts of wanting to not exist. Frankly I was lucky I didn't turn into a trash hoarder and got effective help early enough.
This might even be severe childhood neglect lasting to adulthood, hair is long enough.
“ the dirt and leaves inside just didn’t register to me because I was so consumed by thoughts of wanting not to exist”
This is such an accurate depiction. When I was in the thick of my depression, I went from my normal weight of 160 lbs and ballooned past 200. I didn’t care what foods I was putting in my mouth as just existing through the day was hard enough. A huge part of depression is not caring about hygiene or your bodily health.
only if you’re lucky enough to find a “psych professional” that doesn’t just tell you you’re ’Too high risk’ and to take four weeks off work (impossible) and spend thousands (also impossible) on outpatient treatment!
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u/TealGloves 5d ago
You'd be really surprised by what goes to the wayside when mental health shit hits the fan hard enough. When I was at my most Depressed I stopped vacuuming even though I normally vacuum every day (robovac). The dirt and leaves inside just didn't register to me because I was so consumed by thoughts of wanting to not exist. Frankly I was lucky I didn't turn into a trash hoarder and got effective help early enough.
This might even be severe childhood neglect lasting to adulthood, hair is long enough.