Sleep patterns, depression, addiction...what else?

[Chainfire]

2. I have had to deal with chronic depression all of my adult life.

The last year has been hard on me and I really don't get why.

I am retired, so I didn't suffer financially from the problem, I am a home body, so I didn't suffer from a lack of socialization. i live comfortably in a place that I love, my health is good, I don't suffer financially, my wife and I are close and have a drama free coexistence.

All of that said, the tension of the past year has worked on me, between the drama of the election and the pandemic I have been in a funk. I have gained a bunch of weight that I did not need and I have been more withdrawn than usual. One of my biggest problems, is what I am doing right now; sitting at the computer chatting while I should be off my ass and doing something productive. It is a viscous cycle, sit here pounding away and then not feeling like actually doing something. I know it, but I just can't summon the courage to walk away from it.

If I were smarter I would Tune off, Turn on, and Drop in.