>>8335188That hole doesn’t really ever truly go away, and every time you find something which seems to fill it for a while, the hole will get bigger until it doesn’t.
BUT, you can more or less “trick” the hole by maintaining varied interests and habits/hobbies.
Start learning a bit about the history behind some films you enjoy, take up bike riding; start doing something creative, like learning to draw. Find something you and your coworkers at least sort of enjoy—even if you aren’t as into their interests as they are, just talking with them about some of their own hobbies or favorite types of entertainment gives you a double-hit of dopamine from “exploring new things” and socializing. (If you’re an introvert or just dislike people in general, this still helps but maybe doing it less frequently will work better for you. Sometimes time AWAY from people helps more, depending on your circumstances.)
If you do a little bit of a lot of different physically and mentally healthy things, you’ll feel better overall. Working on getting fit can be a huge part of fighting depression, so try to work on eating healthy and getting to a good weight, but don’t let setbacks ruin your whole week, just recognize there will be setbacks and it will take a while to see the progress you want, but as long as you have an overall trend in the direction you want you’re winning.
And no, it’s NOT always easy to keep doing that, but the hard part is getting started. You’ll still have good days and bad days, but you’ll have fewer bad days that aren’t AS bad on average.
If you’ve been feeling legit depressed for more than just a few weeks and it’s not getting better, find a mental health professional. They can help arrange sessions for Therapy where you teach yourself how to see the world in a less depressing way. Sometimes antidepressants help too, but you should ask about side effects, cost, and back-up plans for if the first one doesn’t work.
