A woman suffering from ‘crippling’ clinical depression has revealed how her boyfriend tried to cheer her up when she couldn’t get out of bed.
Taking to Imgur to share a picture of her bed covered in household items, user RoastedIguana captioned the shot with: ‘How my bf is handling my crippling depression’.
Revealing more details below the photo, she explained that as a joke, he placed lots of random household items on top of her while she was still in bed.
Therapy: Imgur user RoastedIguana revealed how her boyfriend tried to cheer her up when she couldn’t get out of bed during a bout of severe depression by piling objects on top of her
She also shared that some days, no matter how hungry she is or how much desperate she is to pee, she cannot get out of bed and that day was one of those days.
She wrote: ‘I was up but went back to bed. Eventually my boyfriend came looking for me. Told him(mumbling cause I’m too exhausted to open my mouth) I want to cancel what we had planned for today and just stay in bed.’
He first asked the woman if she wanted tea and when she declined his offer, brought her a cup anyway.
This sparked a chain of events that saw her boyfriend ask if she wanted a hot water bottle, an extra blanket or even her onesie.
Despite declining all offers, her boyfriend brought the items anyway and also started placing other objects on the bed including a chair, dirty boot, a pen and even their cat.
He also tried to get her to laugh by bringing her a light bulb, saying she needed to lighten up, a bill to say it was ‘un-bill-eavable’ and a knife as ‘sometimes it’s better to cut some corners.’
Empathy: Imgur users have commended the woman’s honest portrayal of what living with depression is really like, and her boyfriend’s kind way of caring for her (stock image used)
He left by telling her to ‘scream really loud’ if she needed anything else.
However, the entire episode had a transformative effect on the woman, and instead of her screaming to get his attention, she was able to psyche herself out of bed.
And people commenting on the photo have been commending the woman’s bravery in sharing her story, and her boyfriend for his caring way of dealing with the situation.
User Bilbobird wrote: ‘And THAT is how to handle someone with depression!’
While L0stWaNdErEr typed: ‘That my friend is what love is.’
And CaffeineManic shared: ‘Are you aware that heavy weighted blankets are a treatment for depression and PTSD? By piling that up on you, he gave you a treatment.’
The post which has gone viral in 24 hours has been viewed over 283,000 times and has received nearly 1,000 comments.