I'm 34, and it sounds like I struggle with a lot of the same emotional issues that you do. I wish I had a better answer for you, but all I have is "just keep s

I'm 34, and it sounds like I struggle with a lot of the same emotional issues that you do. I wish I had a better answer for you, but all I have is "just keep swimming". The first time I experienced depression and anhedonia, it basically broke me. I was truly despondent and was almost incapable of hope for the future. In time - and with the help of family, my wife, psychologists, and prescription drugs - it lifted. That first time took almost two years before I saw the first glimmers of hope again; two years before I felt anything, really. Thereafter, just knowing that it was a temporary state and that it had passed before help more than anything else. I go through bouts of it every few months now and during that time I'm much less effective in both my personal and professional life, but it passes much more quickly and with much less effort from me. I just... wait it out. I recognize that the way I feel isn't based on real inputs, but is just a part of the way my body works. I strongly distrust my own emotions, and always verify that what I'm feeling has a rational basis. If it doesn't, I do my best to make decisions without regard for how I feel about the. And yes, being outside seems to help me quite a bit.