I’ve struggled with depression on and off since I was 9 years old. Although I’ve never had the kind of depression that prevented me from getting out of bed or holding down a job, I know what it’s like ...

Major depressive disorder (or simply “depression”) can wreak havoc on your ability to perform even the seemingly smallest of tasks. For someone in the throes of depression, cleaning your home may feel ...

Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Depression is one of those illnesses ...

The divide between constant cleaners and people who let mess build isn't laziness—it's ten emotional patterns, from control ...

Depression rates are soaring in the US during the pandemic. People with depression can feel trapped in a vicious cycle of low energy, making menial tasks overwhelming. Mica Binkley, who lives in ...

A camera pans around Abegael Milot’s bedroom. The floor is mostly invisible, hidden by piles of clothes. Four large plastic baskets are stacked on top of one another, some filled with laundry, others ...

I started to get extremely depressed at 19. I was a sophomore in college and doing well in school and socially but I had this weird existential angst and sadness and apathy that eventually morphed ...