What I’m Tired Means For Someone Without Depression

What I’m Tired Means For Someone Without Depression:

• Physical tiredness

• Sleepiness

What “I’m tired” Means For Someone With Depression:

• Spiritual Exhaustion: From isolation, feeling disconnected from the world, from the loss of hope, feeling unfulfilled, and from not getting any pleasure out of life.

• Mental Exhaustion: From fighting a war in your head 24/7, negative thoughts, self-hatred, ruminating about the past, overthinking, self-doubt, and “brain fog.”

• Emotional Exhaustion: From not getting pleasure out of anything, grieving, sadness, hurt, feeling misunderstood, feeling like a failure, and feeling inadequate.

• Physical Exhaustion: From using up all of your energy to battle depression, pretending to be “okay,” from medication side effects etc.