I empathize -- depression sucks the life out of you.

A good night's sleep really helps me. When I'm depressed, it's usually because my brain won't stop telling me frantic, negative things. Or it'll tell me repeatedly how numb it is and how pointless everything feels.

My psychiatrist also gives me a PRN dose of clonazepam because she trusts me not to abuse it. I only use it on sleepless nights when I have racing thoughts and nothing else works, and never more than twice a week. Of course, this might not help everyone. A benzodiazepine might not even be an option or appropriate.

Taking a warm shower with a lavender body wash also soothes me (others might prefer different scents). It's a pain dragging yourself to the shower when you're at a low. I also spritz some lavender essential oil on my pillows and sheets.

Sometimes I'll pace around my apartment until I'm tired (physical movement distracts me, but again, you might be way too tired for this). Or I'll journal (even if it's nonsense) until my brain has shut up I'm ready to sleep. Getting my thoughts on paper empties my brain to some degree because it gets bored of using more energy to think repetitive negative things.

All of my suggestions involve some degree of action. My therapist says that depression can't hit a moving target. But I understand what it's like to be in a pit and not have any energy to do something requiring physical activity or practice mindfulness.