What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed

Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by tomjakubowski on Friday June 08, 2018 @08:02PM (#17270712)

Your comment rings so true for me. I have had nearly the same experience with depression, talk therapy, and ritualistic self-care.

> (I still suck at cleaning the shower often enough, and I never make my bed)

I stopped using the top/flat sheet, which means "making the bed" is as simple as fluffing the pillows and shaking your duvet/comforter/quilt out over the bed. The flat sheet is responsible for probably 95% of the effort in making a bed. Coming home to a made bed is nice.

Bonus: when you buy sheets in the future, you can invest the top sheet savings into a comfier bedspread.

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Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by chillwaves on Saturday June 09, 2018 @01:24AM (#17271674)

Keep in mind the flat sheet provides a barrier to protect your comforter from your gross body. Sheets are easier to wash than a comforter.

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Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by kaitai on Saturday June 09, 2018 @12:16PM (#17273689)

In much of the duvet-loving world (but not the US), you just use a duvet-cover on the comforter, and wash that as you would the top sheet.

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Re:What to Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed by fjsolwmv on Saturday June 09, 2018 @12:22AM (#17271526)

You spend a third of your life in bed. Please splurge on all the comfiest sheets and blankets you can manage.

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