A Day In Bed: Not A Vacation

Yesterday was one of those days that I just couldn't get out of bed most of the day.  No matter how much I wanted too, or how much I tried, I just couldn't.  There was a friend I had a few years ago that once said I was "lucky" on those days.  Let me explain something, there is NOTHING "lucky" about it.  It's not a vacation, it's not a "lazy Sunday", it's a miserable experience.  I have no energy or motivation to do anything.  I lay in bed sobbing, trying to fight for my life.  While I lay in bed, all that runs through my mind is how worthless I am.  I recently found an article that had little "comics" about what depression and anxiety can feel like, and I think it describes it pretty accurately, especially about days like this.  The artist is Nick Seluk, who took someone's story of depression and anxiety and illustrated it.  The original article is here:  http://www.upworthy.com/a-comic-that-accurately-sums-up-depression-and-anxiety-and-the-uphill-battle-of-living-with-them?c=pop.  I am sharing these with express permission from Nick, you can follow him on his Facebook page.

I beg of you, PLEASE look at all of them.  They are so spot on and I think it can help others explain and understand it.  When I have days that I'm too depressed to get out of bed, it's not because I need to "snap out of it", it's not a free vacation, and I'm certainly not lucky.  When I have those days, it's because no matter what I do I LITERALLY just cannot get the energy to get out bed.