Hi Brooklyn. It's good to see you around. I am just sorry it's under these circumstances. It's always good to reach out to others. I hope you can continue to get help from DS. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

i think a lot of us aren't doing too well right now, so if misery loves company, you're in the right place. definitely depression, i reviewed your profile and see you are on meds, but something is definitely not right. hope you feel better soon.
hugs and puppy kisses

I haven't been taking my Prozac actually. Could be related...

Here to offer any support of encouragement or an ear to listen. Hope you get to feeling better soon. gentle hugs!

Yeah my meds have made me feel jacked up also....I'm super proud of you for getting up to work. That takes a lot of courage. I hope things get better. For me it's a day by day deal....and some of those days aren't so great, but we woke up breathing this morning so to me that means God is not done with us yet,
Keep reaching out...

Day after day I'm putting off cleaning and laundry and I just lie around all day and watch movies. I just can't seem to stay motivated.

it is a very good thing you are reaching out ...to be reaching out in here even better ....there are good people in here ...and we understand eachother ...we understand depreshion ...because we have been here ..on Maney diferant leavels ...I came here for suport ...my family just ..dident understand it and I dident want to put to much on them ..and it is good to find out you are not the only one going through these things ............I am only a mesage away ....you take good care of your self ..I will keep you in my prayers .....God bless.

Yeah, try the prozac. Did it work at all?

Movies are even uninteresting to me, these days. I'm going through some eventful year.....So, just the fact that I'm still here kinda means I'm doing something right. I'm just trying to make it, like you.

Take care. Maybe one day you'll feel like getting up. Until then, don't be too hard on yourself. You're obviously still hurting over the breakup.

Sounds like you've gone through a lot lately...and I agree that getting up for work is HUGE! Give yourself credit for that, lots of credit.

Would it make you feel better to tackle just one load of laundry? Even a really small one?

It sometimes works for me, just a thought. Either way, sending you gentle hugs and peace

I'll get the slightest motivation and I'll go as far as getting my dirty laundry together and I'll lose the motivation, and end up back on the couch. Why are the smallest activities like paying a bill the hugest inconvenience? I know why, I get that it's depression. I've been through this before. I usually I get this way in the spring, then I have the help that the weather is getting warmer and the days longer. It gets dark around 430, sometimes on days off I don't get moving until 4, and then it gets dark so fast. It is going to be a long winter if I don't try harder to feel better.

Sometimes,

Yup, "sometimes", that's all I have to say. :P
Sometimes, I need a few days off in a row to even think about cleaning. Can you get a vacation?

If you are depressed and still working then that is very good! I find with depression, there can be a step in the execution of doing chores that isn't there. You want to do something mentally but physically it doesn't happen. In general, people don't like doing chores around the house at the best of times, add depression and it's nearly impossible sometimes.
If you have no motivation for doing things that aren't fun, try just doing things you like...that laundry pile won't be offended :)

Today I gave a friend a ride to work at 7 am because they needed the favor, I wanted to be nice, and it would get me out of bed in the morning. I had every intention of staying awake until I had to work at 2 pm and getting things done. As soon as I was done giving the ride I went home and crawled back into bed until 1:30 pm. I'm pretty disappointed in myself. However, since I spent the whole day sleeping I decided I would get some stuff done after work. Since work ended at 10 I have gotten caught up in one of my classes and put three loads of laundry in. I feel like I am finally getting some things accomplished.

Well done Brooklyn, you can do it! And just keep posting here, it will cheer you up and make you realize you've got friends.