[ADeepSandbox]

I'm so sad and lacking in energy right now, I just struggle to make it through day by day. But I also feel like depresseion has stolen my brain. I managed to earn a master's degree and used to be very intelligent, but these days I feel like I can hardly put two brain cells together. I have forgotten how to interact with people. I want to fix my life but it feels like trying to push a boulder up Mount Everest. Someone reached out to me for advice on something and I had to tell them I can't help because I just can't think properly and I'm so sad and hopeless any advice I give is going to be colored by that.

I keep thinking about the loved ones I lost last year and crying, and thinking about how I used to have so much courage and hope. I'm just crap now.

I'm just looking for some commiseration, I guess. Anyone else feel stupid because of your depression? Is this a thing?

[Humpty Dumpty]

I wish I had advice for you or could even say I know how you feel, but I don't. I don't feel dumb because of my depression. I feel dumb because I am. I constantly do stupid and idiotic crap.
If it helps to rant about it then go ahead. No one here will fault you for that. I hope someone else has some better advice than me.

[mindwrench]

I can relate to feeling like your game is off when your mind is otherwise engaged. A family friend stopped by this afternoon and hinted heavily that her roommate needed some work done and I am self employed in the line of work she was hinting at. I totally ignored her hints. Later my family member asked me if I was going to do the project and I said I was not asked. It takes so much energy out of your day to maintain, and keep moving some days. I bet you are as smart as you ever were,and I hope you will reach a point where your mind is able to focus on those talents again. I know emotional exhaustion makes me feel less able to think and problem solve but i also know it is temporary.

[northbelle]

For me I feel like I have a hard time accepting the wsy I am. Constantly swimming against the tide..
Ur not alone

[handheart]

Take some mental preparation maybe some motivation will help you to get back on track

I don't have advice, but I can definitely commiserate. I feel like before depression I was a bright young girl who had a lot of potential. Now I just feel like a dulled-out version of that, with all potential having already been wasted.

[Skeezyks]

I'm aging. And I understand that a lifetime of depression & anxiety can sometimes lead to dementia. I sometimes wonder if the mental fog I exist in 24 /7 is just the lingering effects of depression & anxiety, or if it is possibly a sign of approaching dementia. Time will tell, I guess...

Yup. I have 4 degrees and speak 3 languages but when I'm depressed I can hardly function. If it's any consolation, it does all come back, it just takes time. The most annoying thing is not knowing how long that is.

[Unrigged64072835]

I know the feeling. I still don't have all of my intellectual function back.