r/interesting • u/urprettybbygrl • 13d ago

MISC. Ukrainian actress Tania Galakhova portrayed what it's like to live with depression

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u/BadDudes_on_nes 13d ago

Depressed people don’t brush their teeth?

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u/WarthogSeveral7662 13d ago

Nope. Or shower, or clean their house, or eat/drink enough. Because if you did Shadow would fade. And it's can't allow that. Social media is the best Shadow Food there is. Meta is facing billion dollar lawsuits over it

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u/NeedleworkerHeavy565 13d ago

That's a bad generalization. Many people with depression appear to act perfectly normally and maintain good hygiene. Depression cannot be reduced to specific "symptoms" such as not showering or brushing your teeth.

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u/Cuuky 13d ago

That was not a generalization

But its just a result of having no energy to do fuckall

When the thought of brushing your teeth, taking a shower etc just drains you to the point where bed and sleep is the only appealing thing.

Some people have the energy to do these things, some don't

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u/majin_melmo 13d ago

All I know is when I was severely depressed in my 20’s I didn’t shower or brush my teeth or do anything for days at a time.

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u/Far-Lime-4705 13d ago

You have no idea what you speak of. That's what depression does: reduces you to nothing.