I thank you all.

My first reaction was anger too, then intrigue. Then it was a "wow" moment. Maybe my paranoia is easing, but I didn't sense blame from the author.

For me, it explained a lot. I really do choose to do nothing a lot, both depressed and otherwise. When I choose to do nothing,I really do feel relief, same as if I'd completed a task.

Of course, the article doesn't say all depressed people do this, just a certain segment. I think it could explain hoarding, as I've had issues with being really messy. It isn't always depression, I'd just get anxious at the idea of cleaning.

My theory (for me)(beyond depression) is I think having an alcoholic parent, my "reward" center in my brain got scewed from when I learned (and was "rewarded") by the "rabbiting" thing ( "freeze" n be rewarded with a feeling of safety). Thus, doing nothing was better than fleeing and thereby angering my out of control drunken father. That's my theory, and I think it (inaction) contributed to my depression as well as resulted from it. What a bad cycle. by the way, all my sisters also have had issues with this, too, and guess who I learned to "get quiet and hide" thing from? My brothers would either fight or leave the house, but us girls never did. And my brothers have had much less an issue with inaction that us sisters did. Coincidence?

Does this ring a bell?

I'm sorry the article hurt feelings. I just wanted some other opinions. Thank you.