Uprwestsdr, thanks for your comments. I've been "meaning to" find someplace to volunteer for a while. You're right. Being helpful to someone else is a good way to get out of my head. "Helping others is very life affirming". I've done some meetup activities in the past. It's a good reminder. Unless I'm in the worst of the depression, being with others and engaged in activity is helpful. By the way, I'm from NY originally, just outside the City. I miss it. I haven't been back in over 10 years.