Why anxiety/depression makes the bed so attractive?

[whose_da_man88]

Hi,

I've searched and there are a lot of people that report they can't get out of bed - just like me.

I use to have the lethargic/fatigued/insomnia etc which obviously makes you feel like you just want to continue sleeping. However these days I am sleeping OK ... like not the best but at least getting something, but when it is time to get up for the day, I'd much prefer to lay in bed even though I've been awake for a few hours really. Also during the day I would love nothing more than to jump back into bed ... I have an afternoon nap and it may last for an hour max and then I spend an hour or 2 more in bed just not wanting to get out.

Why does anxiety/depression do this to you? Why does it make me crave the bed so much?

[LesDave]

It's because we are hiding in bed. we are hiding. That's what makes it so attractive. We associate bed with inactivity so lying there does not provide us any guilt. It makes us feel good because lying down is doing the right thing by the bed. It is of course, just delaying the inevitable. You need to challenge yourself to get out of that bed and doing some exercise which is much more beneficial to treating this awful disease