Go find some local charities, children's theatre companies, dance groups, churches, mosques, artisan coffee shops etc, and offer to make free? Or payment in kin

Go find some local charities, children's theatre companies, dance groups, churches, mosques, artisan coffee shops etc, and offer to make free? Or payment in kind (free coffee?) Sites for them to build a portfolio. Find arty people who are doing what they do because they believe in it and don't have a ton of resources. hang out for a couple days, help out, see what they do, be inspired. Depression sucks. I was on medication myself for quite a while over the last few years. My counselor said the meds and everything is about breaking out of the cycle. Your behaviour changing will change your body will change your emotions... If you do get thoughts about death or hurting yourself, go see a doctor. Call the Samaritans. During depression your mind is swapping to disk everything else as the depression process keeps demanding resources. If you get healthy processes going, which may need help from medics (it may be something as simple as some vitamin deficiency!) Or hanging out with inspiring people, Then the brain can deprioritise it and re assign the resources. Don't give up.