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Mental Health Support

hlthe2b

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1. My hunch would be that the depressed badly need ways to divert their mind/attention--whether

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Tue Apr 30, 2024, 12:10 PM

Apr 2024

tv, media, internet--other people and animals around, or somehow focusing their mind on something that captures attention without adding to stress. Those tasks not as amenable to such distractions and thus require some level of focus--like baths and showering--might well be discomforting.

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NYTimes: Why Is It So Hard to Shower When I'm Depressed? [View all] Drum Apr 2024 OP

My hunch would be that the depressed badly need ways to divert their mind/attention--whether hlthe2b Apr 2024 #1

In my personal experience, I have just not wanted to do anything essential. Taking a shower doesn't seem high Doodley Apr 2024 #2

I wash my hair in the sink a lot. And then I wash with a wash cloth. It is so much Maraya1969 Apr 2024 #3

Thank you Not Heidi May 2024 #4