The vision of what ought to have been is thrown aside in sheer weariness, and browbeaten human endeavour listlessly makes the best of the fact that is.
There's a couple of very good lines that Maggie has to Edith when she's feeling a bit blue and she's moaning and moping a bit, and Violet says, " Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class" .
If you're feeling kind of listless, if you don't really know what you're supposed to be doing, or you don't care about it, you're gonna feel tired because the brain and the body, they have a two-way connection, right?
It wasn't as strong in lots of different ways, so for example, I felt I used to slouch more, I didn't sit up straight, I didn't stand straight, because I don't think I had the strength in the bottom of my back.
People suffering from depression often seem to lack energy or interest in the things around them. Depression affects how much a person eats and can interfere with sleep.