ImpossibleRhubarb443 t1_iy29p6w wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:48 AM

Reply to comment by BPD-and-Lipstick in LPT if you struggle with depression or other disorders preventing ADLs, you don't have to eat a full meal or even get into the shower in order to have tiny successes. by nip_pickles

This is both a really good way of showing how difficult depression can be and also a pretty good strategy

BPD-and-Lipstick t1_iy2a8u8 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:53 AM

Thank you! I can't take credit, though. My therapist (with the help of the Friends tv show) was the one who taught me how to do it.

I mentioned the episode with Chandler's wedding, how Ross breaks each part of getting ready down for him so he didnt freak out, and wished there was a way to do thaf in real life, cause i could do with a step by step guide and someone encouraging me to do it, and it must be the weirdest thing my therapist had to do, but she did it! She broke down every task I was struggling with into small, simple steps that I could repeatedly achieve and celebrate, and once I tried it out, it actually worked.

Like showering: first, I just need to find a towel. Then head to the bathroom. Then switch the water on. Then get in, possibly sitting down on the floor. Then I just need to get my hair wet... you get the point. Small simple steps make it so I don't think beyond just that small thing, and then take a moment to be happy I did that small thing