Depression is an illness filled with conundrums, the most prevalent of which is that even though our body is telling us to get up and feel better, our minds "trick" us into believing that we'll feel depressed for a long time. Depression logic is strong; I often think that I should isolate when I'm depressed because nobody would want to be around me; but the opposite is true and necessary to help break out of the depression. Recently, I've forced myself to tell the people that care what is going on with me; that socialization is one of the keys to overcoming depression.

If you have not been diagnosed yet, then visit a therapist or a psychiatrist. See if talk therapy will help; or check into medications that might be useful. Just don't give up. It took me four years to figure out what was going on in my head. I'm just starting to turn the corner now. Not sure what's around it, but I do know that it's not more depression.

Best wishes.