In the following order Telling a depressed person to start doing exercise and only then see a doctor is irresponsible. OP: Make an appointment to speak to a

In the following order Telling a depressed person to start doing exercise and only then see a doctor is irresponsible. OP: Make an appointment to speak to a doctor. It's very easy to put this step off indefinitely because of views like "I'm not doing enough to work on my laziness / depression." The problem is that depression literally prevent you from doing that work.