I had no idea until now.

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3. You’ve lost interest in almost everything
Think about what it used to be that would make you forget about everything else. Whether it was painting, playing video games, gardening, or getting absorbed in a good book.

When you’re simply feeling lazy, you will still choose fun activities over your household responsibilities. However, when you’re depressed, you lose the drive to do these activities too. The condition in which you can no longer enjoy activities that once brought you pleasure is called anhedonia.

If you have lost touch with what you love, then your world becomes smaller. You will not answer the phone because you no longer have the strength to pretend that you are “alive.” You will not go to the gym because the effort is simply too much when compared to the reward. This is not procrastination but rather withdrawal from life altogether. A lazy person seeks “fun.” A depressed person realizes it may never come.