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The Impossible Task

Whenever people are suffering from depression the symptoms that appear are vast and varied; from insomnia to weight fluctuations. For the European Depression Day, instead of talking about the well-known symptoms of depression, we want to ask you what your ‘impossible task’ is.

The term ‘impossible task’ became known through a viral Twitter thread where everyone shared their ‘impossible task’. These tasks referred to the mundane, everyday actions that used to be easy to do but now seem impossible, such as doing the laundry, picking up your prescription or even washing a plate.

Please share with us your ‘impossible task’ and gain comfort in knowing that you aren’t alone in sometimes finding seemingly simple actions as insurmountable.

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Thank you for this. 

Sometimes I find it very hard to clean my home...I just can't summon the enthusiasm.

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Tell us your impossible task https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/symptoms-and-complications-of-depression/tell-us-your-impossible-task-2604 2018-10-30 17:45:15

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It's going out, I get anxious and scared

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Tell us your impossible task https://www.carenity.co.uk/forum/other-discussions/symptoms-and-complications-of-depression/tell-us-your-impossible-task-2604 2018-11-01 15:33:08

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@suem54 I hope that you're keeping well at the moment and not going through a depressive period.

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27/11/2018 at 09:50

Sometimes I find it very difficult to go to my corner shop. I know that sounds silly but I feel as if the shop keepers know I am depressed and it makes me anxious.


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I find it very hard to think clearly in order to sort my house out, it gets neglected for ages so I am constantly trying to catch up with cleaning & tidying. 

 


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I find it hard to like myself 

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28/11/2018 at 22:49
I'm embarrassed to say my main one is to do with personal hygiene - cleaning my teeth

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29/11/2018 at 15:19

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@Tizzely‍ don’t be embarrassed I’m sure many of us have been there. I know I have 

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30/11/2018 at 17:20

@Tizzely @Daisydef  When I first became diagnosed  with AS I fell into a horrible depression, I realised I hadn't washed my hair in two weeks or stepped outside. It was really as if time both stood still and sped up at once


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@Aaliyah‍ @Tizzely‍ I’ve had so many relapses of my anxiety and depression and schizophrenia that the first thing my carers notice is my personal hygiene followed by domestic chores the only I’ve not let slip is the dogs 

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