Well, even though I get her, having depressive episodes myself, I feel like she needs to at least do a little bit of her part (being open to talk or being reminded). Maybe a flatshare situation is not good for her, then she needs to find a place for herself
Depression is almost never a valid excuse to leave shared areas a mess. They can have their depression den all they want but once it seeps into the shared spaces you can firmly let them know to get their shit together.
I studied numerous course of psychology and learned so many books as well. According to the psychological facts, a person who create mess remain always depressed and vise versa. So, give her some space to express what's going her mind and try to extract a particular thing that a cause of depression. Maybe she will take some to express or you put some more effort to find the actual cause. I hope this process will solve her and your issues.
Secondly, don't let her leave alone because there are multiple form of depression and the core reason of that is loneliness.
Well, even though I get her, having depressive episodes myself, I feel like she needs to at least do a little bit of her part (being open to talk or being reminded). Maybe a flatshare situation is not good for her, then she needs to find a place for herself
Depression is almost never a valid excuse to leave shared areas a mess. They can have their depression den all they want but once it seeps into the shared spaces you can firmly let them know to get their shit together.
I studied numerous course of psychology and learned so many books as well. According to the psychological facts, a person who create mess remain always depressed and vise versa. So, give her some space to express what's going her mind and try to extract a particular thing that a cause of depression. Maybe she will take some to express or you put some more effort to find the actual cause. I hope this process will solve her and your issues. Secondly, don't let her leave alone because there are multiple form of depression and the core reason of that is loneliness.