Understanding Executive Dysfunction Due to Depression
You are not lazy. You are not broken. Right now, your brain is hitting an invisible wall. This wall makes even small tasks feel like climbing a mountain. It is a physical feeling of being stuck.
What is it?
This is a breakdown in your brain's management system. It happens when depression interferes with your ability to plan, focus, and start tasks. It feels like your internal remote control has run out of batteries.
Signs & Symptoms
Why does this happen?
Your prefrontal cortex acts like the CEO of your brain. Depression lowers the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in this area. These chemicals are the fuel your CEO needs to send signals to the rest of your body. When the fuel is low, the signals simply do not get through.
The Action Plan
Identify one tiny win
Pick a task that takes less than thirty seconds, like picking up one sock.
Change your sensory input
Splash cold water on your face or put on a high-energy song.
The ten percent rule
Commit to doing only ten percent of the task to break the initial friction.
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