I feel the same way. My son is only five but he is happy to play by himself. When I am well I take the time to play with him, make crafts with him, etc. but when I am down it's all I can do to lay on the couch. I am a single mom so he doesn't even have his dad to play with him when mommy can't. And he doesn't have any siblings to play with either.

I feel awful when I can't play with him. My mother was depressed growing up and she spent the majority of the time in her room. It messed me up for awhile because nothing I did would make her happy. I felt awful about it. I hope my son never feels that way. But there's really nothing I can do. I force myself to get up sometimes when depressed but it's so hard. I completely understand.