Hello sinking: Gee... I wish I knew the answer to this question... Most of the time, I don't want to continue living either. But I know I have to. In my case, I'm married & my wife needs me. So I keep pressing forward even though I seldom feel like doing so. As IrisBloom wrote, volunteering is certainly a proven way for a person to feel better about themselves. If you can do it, that is certainly a great idea! But, if you can't, then I believe you have to find some thing or someone you care enough about to keep you going. Otherwise, from my perspective, there really is just nothing, unless you can find a way to come to the belief that you have intrinsic value in-&-of yourself that needs no justification for its continued existence. This is true, of course! However, I know from personal experience that when one is in the throes of depression, being able to accept one's own intrinsic value & being able to carry on for that reason alone can be pretty-much impossible.