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“The depression duo—lack of motivation and lack of energy—create the hardest days of all. Even if I manage to overcome my lack of motivation, I discover I cannot do anything productive after all. In these moments, I have to dig deep and remind myself that this too will pass, and I am not flawed or lazy or unlovable.”
― Mary-Frances O'Connor, The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing