I'm certain I'm not the only one that experiences a decline in ability to focus while dealing with depression. For the past year, I haven't been able to enjoy normal hobbies like reading and writing because a) I don't have any creativity or focus for writing and b) reading a paragraph over and over and still not having it sink in is not conducive to actually reading a novel. It's not that I haven't tried either repeatedly too...

Even coming on the boards can be a challenge - I drift off in the middle of reading a post and can't reply without sounding terribly uninformed or like I wasn't paying attention.

I hate feeling this way and to be honest, it's affecting my work.

Does anyone have any tactics for increasing one's ability to focus in a depressive state? I've tried things like meditation, music, no music, quiet surroundings, etc. Nothing seems to work thus far...