Rather than thinking what you "want out of life" (i.e. global thinking), try sticking to local thinking: what do you want out of the next hour? A nap? A load of laundry in the washer? A sandwich? A hug? To vacuum the living room?

Depression distorts everything so that your every move, your entire life becomes overwhelming. It's part of depression's mechanism of action to keep you low, paralyzed.

Just bite off small chunks. Really small chunks. I've been where it's 15 minutes at a time. I hope that helps.