I'm just wondering this because I read somewhere it does. However, for me, when I first got it after being normal my whole life, I quit my job, laid on the couch all day. I'm currently in depression but not catatonic. Lately I've spent alot of time laying around but I still clean the litter box and make spaghetti or fried rice instead of ordering a pizza or Chinese every night like I did when I was first diagnosed. I was diagnosed at 19, it started at 18, and I'm now 25. Does anyone else feel like they can do more things or the depression isn't quite as suicidal even when it's severe as they've gotten older? I just want to take a little poll. I'm hoping you all say yes. It would give me hope.