What a great question. I wish I could provide a helpful answer. But I too am trying to figure out the same thing. So I wanted to bump this back up to see if someone can make suggestions that maybe helpful. Tips.

I have moments, a few hours, a day or even a string of days where I feel okay. Get a bit of motivation to do stuff. Even get a little excited about it. I am unable to keep it going. I'll get started on something, plan for something and lose the desire to keep going. Although I do try to bring my dogs to the dog park almost daily because that is one thing that usually makes me feel better. But that's it.

I'll get invited to a family gathering. Occassionally surprise myself and actually go. And maybe even actually have a good time while I'm there. Tell myself I am going to go to the next thing that comes up. RSVP that I'll be there only to be a no show. This has gone on for years. The invites have pretty much come to a hault because it's known that I won't show up.

I don't have any friends. I have lost touch with them over the years. And have made no effort to make new ones. I honestly don't feel I have anything good to offer anyone. And I certainly don't want to be debbie downer. Ya know? Life is hard enough without your "friend" sucking the life out of you. Well, that's how I see it anyway. Looking back on my life now I see that I let depression take over. And I have lost so much because of it. Unfortunately I no longer have friends to lift me up. I don't have stuff to look forward to doing anymore. I have a heck of a time being social because I'm not around people anymore. (I work alone 98% of the time)

I don't know how to keep making the baby steps that eventually become big steps and so on. I don't know how to keep it going.

Where to begin??