I have been away from my dog for eleven days and my wife stated he is at the door waiting for me to come through. I will see him tomorrow. And I do believe he knows when I am having a hard time

Dogs are very intuitive when it comes to the emotional well being of their owners. They have to be as it is part of being a pack animal. Reading the emotional state of their 'leader' informs them on how the pack will function

Autumn that is one of the worst things about depression. Lack of energy followed closely by lack of concentration

I have this problem also especially of late cause it is fall (seasonal depression) what I do is I force myself to get up. I allow myself to stay in bed til 9am then anything after that I must be up dont have to be dressed just up I make coffee cause the kitchen is on the otherside of the house away form the bedroom

When you need to use the restroom is normally a good time to say to yourself okay I'm not going to lay down again