If you have depression, do you find that accomplishing just one small thing can reset your motivation?

When I’m in a down-cycle, everything seems daunting. I’ll use a butter knife to slice cheese because that knife is already out and it’s too damned hard to open a drawer and get a better one.

After a week of this and stumbling, cursing through the dark garage, I took 2 minutes to climb a ladder and replace the burnt out bulb. It was such a sense of accomplishment that I went inside and started “doing things” and now I feel I deserve a reward.

So, Fluther, do you have these reset moments too?