“Am I depressed or am I just lazy?” is a half-joking half-serious question I often bring up to my therapist, with other alternative versions include “Do I really have ADD or am I a hoarder?”, “Am I really traumatised or am I just looking for attention?”, and “Do I really have mental health problems or am I just using them as crutches to avoid responsibilities?”

The digital experience consist of a linear slider that can be moved back and forth, with each interval triggering a sound. Even though the options/steps are different, they all trigger the same automated, robotic voice that says “lazy”. The linear slider represent the way I have been viewing life thus far, as well as how narratives about mental health are often presented: clear-cut, black-and-white with no in-between.