This is so true. I hate when people just don't understand that little things can begin to look overwhelming. My depression is somewhat mild/moderate and I can usually get myself up, but certain activities seem overwhelming, like writing a paper or going to my internship. My biggest thing is I wake up with a huge sense of dread. Not on days that I have big plans or anything, just everyday. Waking up with that feeling really throws my whole day off. Going to class or my internship can seem overwhelming because I have to feel that dread... Although I understand that it is important for us to still go out and "do" things, sometimes I have almost found it more effective to take a day for myself. One day I was really struggling... and days like that if I'm around a lot of people and have a lot of responsibilities the negative self-talk becomes too much. That little voice in my head will tear me down, saying "you're so irresponsible, you're so awkward, you look fat like that, etc." One day I skipped my classes, cleaned, bought some groceries, and just relaxed. I felt ten times better the next day. I think with depression it is important to sometimes just get away when we know that it's going to be a bad day. Obviously, we need to be careful with this because isolation can exacerbate the symptoms. But every once in a while I think we need to give ourselves a break =)