Don’t Mistake Depression Symptoms for “Laziness”

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I used to think of myself as a lazy person. This negative self-image started in high school but lasted through to my twenties.

It wasn’t a totally unfounded belief. Back then, I did a lot of things that looked like laziness. I put off starting homework and projects, and even after I began, I would only work on them for a little while at a time. I slept a ton and hated to get out…