Hi! I joined perhaps since you posted last. Nice of you to check in with everybody. I kind of wondered what happened, if people stopped posting or visiting when they are really feeling better. I am probably a lot like you--most of the time I function really well, but a severely depressed mood could always be right around the corner.

My best tip for doing a job is break it up into little itty-bitty pieces. Do just one small thing, maybe--get out your old notes and paper ideas and put them in a workplace. Don't work on it--be happy with just one small piece. Then a few days later, tackle another small piece. Review the notes you had. Then, maybe, go to the library or do a small amount of on-line research. Again, keep it small, so you can accomplish it.

Maybe make a list of steps you could do to resurrect your project. That could be item #1 or #2 in your accomplishments. You could check off each as you accomplish it. Be careful not to overdo and get in too far. The important thing is to make a habit of working on it a bit every week. Then, several times a week. Start slowly and build up. If you feel like doing more, look at other aspects of your life you'd like to enhance and make small steps for one or two other projects, so you can alternate. Or, if you don't feel like one, tackle the other instead, so you are at least getting something done. Might be: Organize my clothes. This could include packing winter sweaters in a box for next year. Or going through your sock drawer and throwing out all the mis-matched pairs and socks with snags that you don't wear much anymore. You get the idea. When I was working and my depression was abated I set goals in every area of my life and it worked well for me, even though I can be quite a procrasinator. Now, twenty years later, I look back and see, yes, I did establish financial security on my own. Yes, I did develop a better relationship with all of the members of my dysfunctional family (this was a LOT of work--I had goals and plans for each one). Yes, I did achieve the level of success in business that I wanted. Etc.

Hope this helps!