Hi Dave, I am new to this and came across your post and thought wow..

I am from Birmingham in England, it may help you to familiarise yourself with another Brit! But right okay, I have studied a degree in psychology. Believe me the content itself isnt enough to help anybody to self-diagnose or help themselves, as it was academia based which isnt helpful with things like this..experience and practice is what gets you from A to B with these things and that is why I feel many Psychologists lack the will to actually help patients..they have not been through anything in order to understand exactly what will work..I sat and completed a degree, but the information I know has been based on my own research and experience in the past 5 years, I have left all medication and am working on myself with my mind and only it.

First of all, the medicine..you can have so many anti-depressants, you can have anything you like..and you may feel either a placebo effect or genuinely feel a bit more energetic, as most of them work on raising your serotonin levels..and that is where it is believed to be that your motivation expires from. This is also so with all other anti-depressants..But NOTHING will work, NO MEDICATION unless you are focusing on something positive.

When you feel down, or have done..consciously think now, where does your mind go, where has your mind conditioned to be for the past couple of years? the longer you think of things the longer you programme them into your brain, the worse you will feel. Are you focusing on negativity..or even your depression? or the past etc.. Your mind is everything, you can push your body up and do anything you like but eventually it will get tired and you will no longer be able to push yourself up anymore, because you will run out of energy to run away from what is in your mind. The way to get better is to change your thoughts. YOUTUBE 'Eckhart Tolle-depression' 'Tony Robbinson-depression' and if they interest you, there are books I purchased, these have helped me immensely. What you think you attract.