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Originally Posted by newtus
how do i? well they are so alike for me. difference for me is i cant find a reason for no motivation in psychosis. in depression its cause im feeling sad\down. its easy to say that and think its still either/or but its kinda clear with motivation.
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I feel sad when depressed to a certain point when I'm crying all the time at silly things, then I get worse and feel completely numb and cannot cry. So it's not always easy for me to say "oh, I feel sad so that's why I have no motivation."
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Originally Posted by newtus
except not looking in peoples eyes has always been there for me and its not related to mood at all.
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Interesting. I have the same problem with eye contact and was going to blame this completely on depression, but thinking about WHY I don't make eye contact...it's because I worry that people can read my thoughts and see deep inside me to my blackness/darkness...which I guess is a psychotic symptom?
Anhedonia (lack of interest) is also a depression symptom and I've had this since before the psychotic stuff. Speaking little, for me, is depression-related, as is my flat affect. I struggle with hygiene and that's due to both depression and psychotic stuff.
I don't understand what it means when it says "Lack of ability to begin and sustain planned activities" - is it motivation, or sequencing activities, or something else?
Anyway I'm rambling
*Willow*