Why depressed people say yes (I think)
- Yes pleases others.
- Yes is part of the front and automatic. Saying it requires zero effort.
- Yes ends a conversation quickly. Nobody requires an explanation of why you said yes. Try that with no.
On a down. The front is in full swing at work. At home I have things I want to say but they take an enormous guttural effort to bring them to my mouth. As that is difficult I (and I’m sure others resort to automated conversation) I am listening, I do care.
I’m relying on the conversation drifting toward them to drop into conversation but it doesn’t. Further making me think my thought process is so out of whack with the world.
I can’t motivate myself to do much outside of the automatic. I can try to please others and I can get out of others way.
Agreeing with someone never leads to confrontation with that person. Someone avoiding confrontation will do whatever they can to avoid it. So agree and skip (not a fight) a discussion. Nobody evaluates why you said yes to their request or suggestion. Maybe they should.
Can’t look at myself. I used to shave in front of a mirror. Now I shave by feel. I used to style my hair, now I just shave it off. And weighing myself is a terrible idea.
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