[Nishan]

dose depression cause procrastination in your life ( work, and daily life, studies, etc)

[DayAtATime1]

Sure does for me! I avoid doing most everything. Don't even floss my teeth anymore - just too much effort.

[Clara22]

Yes, at my lowest point, and that can last months

[Clara22]

I meant, it can go on for months

[hopeless2015]

It does for me big time

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[Fuzzybear]

[smartiesparty]

Yes it does. But I'm trying to fight the urge to procrastinate now. I have too much work piling up. I try to keep myself busy with work.

[Onward2wards]

Procrastination? Yes. Life? Yeah, I'll get around to it eventually, when I have the energy and I'm in the mood. Maybe tomorrow.

[Yzen]

I feel like it works both ways. Depression causes me to procrastinate and when I procrastinate too much, it can pull me back in deeper depression. Not seeing progress because of procrastination can make things seem a bit hopeless.

[ubicaritasetamor]

Definitely. There are some days where it takes all of my energy to get out of bed by 5 pm... needless to say those usually aren't my most productive days and things inevitably get put off until the next day and it becomes a cycle after that.

[DayAtATime1]

Yzen, I never really thought about it that way - it's a viscous circle

[PunkyMonkey730]

In some ways it cause me to procrastinate. At times it's hard to tell the difference between my procrastination and my laziness though. All I can tell you for sure is, yes, it does play some sort of affect.

[Yzen]

I question a lot if I am being lazy or it is the depression causing procrastination. Here's my thoughts on the difference:

• I see it as laziness if I put off a task because of the amount of effort involved and because there is something I find more fun/effortless to do.
• I see it as depression when I procrastinate on a task because my outlook is bleak and I don't think doing the task makes any difference.

Of course, I guess it could be both causing procrastination..

[DayAtATime1]

I struggle thinking whether I'm lazy or depressed too. I ask myself if I used to perform the task prior to depression? If yes, then it's the depression that's making me procrastinate...