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depression vs laziness
What is the difference between laziness and the inability to do something because of depression?
I am mildly depressed, and a lot of times, I just can't make myself do things. I often end up feeling really guilty for not doing things, and I feel like my mom thinks I'm just lazy.
Is there a difference? Am I just lazy?
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There is a huge difference. Being lazy means you don't even try or take the easy way out and pardon the phrase half-ass things. Lazy implies not even trying and having a choice to do so or not. There's no desire or want to do anything.
When you have depression it can really kick your ass and is a medical issue where the medication and condition itself can cause you the inability to be able to do certain things despite a desire within you to do them. Your mother really is ill-informed about your condition and the side-effects of the drugs and how at times it can mean you cannot even attempt something. She needs to do some researching.
The thing is your levels of anti-depressants may be too high, too low and not where they ought to be causing this within you. You should see your doctor and mention it for he or she can make adjustments based on what you have told them and make you feel way less sluggish and give the ability to do a lot more that right now you can't. That could be the key to what is going on right there and how to fix it. Do that and be brutally honest with them about what life is like for you and how you are or not functioning near what you could be.
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Short answers to your question are; yes there is and no your not lazy.
Are you being treated for your depression. If not you should be. IF your depression is such that you have no will or drive to accomplish anything you are more than mildly depressed and need professional help.
I am not a doctor but it sounds like you may be suffering from clinical depression. In you case it may have to do with stressor of age which is a big factor in clinical depression. At 17 you are probably in your last year of high school. You may be waiting for acceptance to a college of choice and other factors teenagers have piled upon them in the last year of high school.
Whatever the reason you need not suffer with this. If your not being treated you start by calling your family doctor for a complete physical. This is done to rule out any organic reason for how you feel. Ask your doctor to screen you for depression during your physical. The doctor will ask you a number of questions by which a diagnoses can be made.
Should the doctor find you to be depressed a family practice doctor could prescribe medication. I would suggest that if this is the case you ask the doctor for a recommendation to a Board Certified Psychiatrist(BCP). The reason is Clinical Depression is caused by the lack of two chemicals secreted into the brain. A BCP has is a medical doctor undergone a fellow ship and pasted all the tests to be certified by the College of Psychiatry to practice psychiatry. This doctor is better capable to treat you and better knowledge of medications. Where as a family practice doctor may only have had a cycle through residency in psychiatry.
The BCP will most likely suggest talk therapy as well with a therapist. This is where the real work to cure the depression is done. This is where you find out what the stressors are and how to recognize them and control them.
I have been there and done this and can tell you if you put forth the effort it works and you will feel better. I did and everything improved in my life.
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