Tuesday, 5 September 2017

How to Make a Decision When You’re Depressed

a post by Therese J. Borchard for World of Psychology



Paper or plastic?
For here or to go?
Cash or credit?

These are simple questions that most people don’t think twice about. But to a person in the midst of a depressive episode, answering any one of these queries can be utter torture. I’ve sat there looking at a grocery cashier like a deer in the headlights, tormented by the choice between a paper bag and a plastic bag – as though the rest of my life depended on the decision between which kind of material would transport my eggs and granola to my car.

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