Hellion, totally agree about the society and wealth based hierarchy here vs. in other places. :/

Anyway once thing I noticed is that once I stopped working, various people would try to get me to volunteer at places. I'm like, "That's a bit like work without pay and I *still* get exhausted mentally doing it." /random

I am blessed to own a beautiful horse that I ride for therapy when I am up to it. I run a spiritual blog. I play World of Warcraft which kinda simulates productivity with quests... but in the end I know it's just a game.

My bipolar alcoholic father has always based a person's worth on wealth and productivity so that's probably one of the reasons I have such an issue with myself not working. It's comforting to know that I am not the only one who can't work due to depression (and yeah, Pierro, I used to tell my mother I wished I had a broken leg that everyone could see and not depression).