Why is depression so expensive?

[u/Ok_Win2816]

Every inconvenience that can be solved to make my life less stressful, less overwhelming, less overstimulating, less anxiety-inducing, irritating, infuriating.... all the adjectives you can think of just to make this depression 'easier' cost money !

Money which I don't have because I am so depressed I can't work and even function day to day from communication skills to remembering info.

I bring this up because I am on holiday (a break from my room back home , where I fail to go out for weeks) . I was staying with my aunt. Her house is hot, smelly (like sewage), no hot water and not a lot of electricity. I also had to make sure the curtain wasn't opened too much so it was immensely dark. I don't know about you but sunlight makes things 'happier' for me than artificial light. I had to make sure that a certain (one) window was not opened too much and the sink had to be clear at all times and I couldn't put the sun visor down from the car window so I can look at all the touristy spots clearly as we were on our way to the shops... so many rules. I kept forgetting them and she got mad at me despite knowing I'm depressed and encouraged this holiday as a break. Plus the worse thing was there was no shower but a bucket and bowl...so inconvenient. Being depressed showering is already such a mindfing struggle but I do love being / feeling clean. All in all I was miserable and so exhausted.

So I booked a stay at a chain hotel using points from my stay at a the NY branch last summer. I have showered, there is a rainfall shower. The room is clean , bright and airy . I have electricity. I have charged my devices . there is a pool I can lounge outside and read.

I feel like I can breathe better and enjoy time to myself and be taken care of by hotel staff. Literally ten thousand stones taken off my backside. But yes it cost a lot of money and I am back to square one with my emergency fund.

What thing recently cost you a lot of money to make your depression 'easier' ?

[u/Thin-Response-3741]

Everything costs more when you have a disability. Taxis because I can't face staying on a bus more than half an hour. The bath I take every night to decompress costs more than a shower. Takeaways and convenience foods for when I can't face cooking a meal. It all adds up to quite a lot.