It's frustrating to hear advice that we don't feel like we are capable of carrying out. She's right you know. Those of us with major depression DO need to force ourselves out of the house once a day. Even if it is just to walk to the corner of the street and back. That's something. Trust me. I'm talking as one who hears this from my therapist regularly. I know he's right. It would help. When we are depressed, we generally need to do exactly the opposite of what we want to do. We need to eat well; we need to exercise; we need to socialize; we need to get out of our heads. Unfortunately, it feels quite impossible at the time. I truly understand.

I get angry too when my therapist gets on my case about isolating while I'm depressed. It feels impossible to do what I should do for my own mental health. Do I do what I need to do? Generally not. And what happens? My depression lingers and gets worse. I know that, yet I seem helpless to fight it.