These Photos Show That Depression Affects People In Ways We Don’t Always See

Depression affects people in so many different ways that we don’t even see. Living with depression makes simple tasks, like cleaning up, really hard. One severe depression sufferer, aka too***busyandviceversa, finally stepped up to clean his/her messy room, and felt ‘so at peace’ afterwards.

The Imgur user uploaded a photo of his/her room before and after cleaning up, where there are so many empty bottles, paper, and clothes on the floor that you can barely see the ground. “I suffer from a severe mental disorder and have a really hard time with cleaning and doing other kinds of household work,” too***busyandviceversa wrote. “My room ha[s] been this messy for several months because I can’t push myself to take care of it. But this Friday I decided to finally do it!”

After they cleaned up, there was a striking difference. “You can finally see that I have a floor! Say hi to my teddy Nalle on the bed,” the user wrote. “I know its not a big mental health victory, but for me it means the world to just be able to have my door open if people come over. I feel so at peace right now, just wanted to share with all of you wonderful imgurians! Me 1 – Depression 0!”

More info: too***busyandviceversa (h/t)

“I suffer from severe depression and have a really hard time with cleaning and doing other kinds of household work”

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“My room ha[s] been this messy for several months because I cant push myself to take care of it. But this Friday i decided to finally do it!”

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“Me 1 – Depression 0!”

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“You can finally see that I have a floor! Say hi to my teddy Nalle on the bed! I know its not a big victory, but for me it means the world to just be able to have my door open if people come over. I feel so at peace right now, just wanted to share with all of you,” – later wrote too***busyandviceversa.

This post went viral (350K+ views) and inspired other people to clean their messes too

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One tumblr user did the same and posted the before and after pics

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Image credit: queengreendown

“The top photo is what happens when your days bleed into each other and you keep putting things off because of classical depression signs – lethargy and sadness. And the bottom is what happens when you decide that succumbing to your mental illness is enough.”

What do you think ?

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Hans 8 years ago

Every step into the right direction is one step worth trying to go!

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Kelly Ledger 8 years ago

Congrats! Having been there and done that I can only wish you well. My shrink always tells me "feel the fear and do it anyway" - and it's my personal mantra for dealing with the anxiety that came with my Depression.

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Eulalie Grace 7 years ago

I like that - "Feel the fear, and do it anyway!" Sometimes that's the only way I can get things done :/

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