I like the insight that the the depressed don't suffer from the feeling of depression, they suffer from an ecology of mutually reinforcing emotions; cf. the pic

I like the insight that the the depressed don't suffer from the feeling of depression, they suffer from an ecology of mutually reinforcing emotions; cf. the picture on https://medium.com/@makinwellness/how-depression-actually-feels-409246c01b https://medium.com/@makinwellness/how-depression-actually-fe... 'Feeling nothing' I don't believe is a thing, rather the failure to know what you feel means you have isolated your consciousness from awareness of how you actually feel. That's a sign of the disconnection you are talking about. Connecting with others is hugely important, but also a hard step. Exercise can help, and can be seen as connecting with yourself. Don't attack yourself for failing to meet any particular exercise target, though.