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When You Are Depressed for Seemingly No Reason During COVID-19

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Yesterday and today I woke up just feeling low, sad, down in the dumps. Nothing happened to trigger me feeling sad, things are actually slightly getting better than they were.

So I tell myself I’m being stupid and get annoyed at myself for being sad for “no reason.” I should just snap out of it. Then I’m adding more negative emotions, the frustration at myself and at the sadness.

I say “no reason” in quotes because this story is about challenging the thought that I have no reason to be sad. In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) we learn about different emotions and what kind of situations emotions are justified, and talk about them “fitting the facts.” It sounds pretty basic, but is actually complex.

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