Thanks for the responses everyone. I think the tip of choosing one thing to accomplish is where I will start. I also think volunteering might be a next step (unless I get a job before then.)

Depression is something I've lived with for as long as I can remember. About 15 years ago, I started taking antidepressants for panic attacks, which are mostly under control. I think I'm going to ask my doctor for an increase in my meds.

This bad bout of depression started after not being able to find another job. But it got really bad last year after I had surgery. It sapped my energy and my recovery was a lot longer than I had anticipated. I guess I just got comfortable, because after my body was healed it was still all I could do to tell my mind that I need to be out of bed, and probably out of the house.

I've been fighting the depression that past three months. I'm trying to eat better and I've been forcing myself to get out of the house three days a week just so I can get in a bit of walking. Some days I think I'm coming out of it, then I'll be hit by a day when I'm so exhausted that I don't even feel like getting dressed.

But I am determined to beat this, especially since now that I'm older, I realize how much the mental affects the physical. I want to be healthier, both physically and mentally.