A cripple running a marathon
It is difficult to explain why I cannot accomplish certain things under the emotional roller-coaster of depression. It is common to receive criticism like “how did you lose that opportunity?!” or empty motivational advice such as “just push yourself and you’ll do it”. There is no point in explaining. The truth is that most people do not know how to deal with emotions—not their own, and certainly not other people’s. All they want is to end the conversation. ...