I'm so sorry you're feeling so bad. You're not alone. You probably feel like it's the last thing you want to do, but is there someone you can be with - a friend or family member, even just an acquaintance? Someone you can call?

I remember one particularly terrible time for me, I didn't know how I would survive it. I was terrified. I knocked on my neighbor's door - someone I didn't know that well, just enough to say hello. I was such a wreck, trembling and crying. I was too scared of my depression to be embarrassed. I just said, "I'm so sorry to bother you. I don't know what to do, I just need someone to talk to." She took me in and spent the rest of the day with me. I'll never forget it - she really saw me through, just with a bit of kindness.

Not everyone will be like her, but even if there's someone you could call 'just to say hello', to distract you a little and make you feel more connected. Or ask someone over (or ask yourself over) for a cup of coffee. To talk, or not talk, about your troubles? It's good to ask for help.