[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Something a therapist told me once is you can't idly think your way out of depression since ruminating and (over)thought is what saddled you there to begin with. It is in taking action and participating in the world that shakes you out of the mental stagnation. There are mental and chemical rewards in just getting up and getting out and doing things, even if it is starting with something basic. And a general realization of "the world doesn't seem so bad when I'm out and immersed in it",. We tend to just build up challenges of life to feel much more impossible while in isolation. Also natural sunlight recieved by the optic nerves triggers chemical processes in the brain that makes you feel awake and alert & generally better. So basically the lesson is in order to shed the cobwebs opt for action before thought .. Just get out before contemplating all the aspects and challenges that getting out entails (which demotivates and overwhelms you.) The mind creates these dragons while the real world is cooperative and will help you find your way if you just go into it willingly without defeating yourself mentally first. Not easy if it is not your usual way but no question action dissolves depressive thoughts without fail. You just have to switch your mental chatter off long enough to start doing something.