@Deejay14 Thanks for checking in. I'm sure keeping moving is an important way to push back against increasingly encroaching depression. There are two good "multigenerational centers" that I've been meaning to check out. I almost was going to stop by one yesterday, but I decided I needed to polish up my appearance first. When depressed, I start to not looking too well-kept. At the center, they'll want to photograph me for a membership ID card. I want to go there soon, after I've tidied myself up a bit. Last month I joined a gym that my neighbor goes to and recommended. She tells me that members there are friendly. Any venturing out will be bound to improve how I feel. My car was out of commission over the past week. I just got it back yesterday afternoon, and it's still a source of anxiety to me. The breakdown left me high-and-dry at a particularly bad juncture.

Just picking up the car yesterday and going grocery shopping gave me a little boost. Still, I woke up down in the trough. Mornings are the worst, when depression hits.

I had a pretty nice interval of time in the fall, when I wasn't battling depression. I want to think I can get back to that level of wellbeing. Pushing myself is the only way. Today I failed to even get dressed.