c/depression·Posted by u/chris_moretti·15h ago

Why does buying groceries feel possible but putting them away feel impossible?

I made it to the store. I even used a list. Bags are on the counter right now, one of them leaking a little from the chicken, and I have been sitting on the stool looking at them for twenty minutes. The hard part was supposed to be leaving the house. I left the house. Now the fridge feels like a second job. I keep thinking I will put the cold stuff away after this video, after I drink water, after I feel less heavy. The ice cream is going to be soup. I know that. I still have not stood up. It is not laziness in the way people mean it. It is like the last 10% of the task weighs more than the whole trip. Anyone else stall at the putting-away part like it is a wall?

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