Hi UM, you know brains are so overrated anyway!! Times are moving on, not so important anymore!!
So can't process how you used to, that's OK!! But naturally it's all part of the depression, you know so much loses it's significance, hard to think, hard to focus, hard to switch on, hard to care...............So maybe try something real easy your brain can/might want to take in a bit more. Other than when you might have to focus more e.g. at work, give it a bit of a break.
You don't need to compare things quite as much to how they were before, you're going through a tough time, why so hard on yourself? Afterall you've got very good reason that you're finding it hard to focus. And feeling like you're feeling your brain is probably on "overdrive" at times just trying to getting through "normal" tasks.
So something easier for it.......taking in music, short films, easy reading.........try to be kind to it, just like you should be trying to do for yourself too!!
Motivated, fun, happy....well tiny steps......and make sure you try to smile/give yourself credit even for the little things you manage.......they are massive, they are something to give yourself credit for/to smile about, a real achievement considering the way you've been feeling!! And I don't care if that's just getting up in the morning!! It counts!!
One step at a time....then a step further......and another............!!
And you're truly useless???!!! Saying that when I'm using the site??!! NO YOU ARE NOT!!!
You are so much more than you're thinking of yourself right now, and that shows up (without question!!) so, so, so, so, so, so...................much to so many of us on here. So no arguments!!
Alison