What should you do next when you feel depressed?

Well the best thing to do is to seek some professional help. If you are a person of faith, then go to church or do your religious thing and work with the leaders there. If you are not, then at least find a good therapist or counselor to start working on things.

I have this handbook for a course I've taken a few times now. It's called WRAP - Wellness Action Recovery Plan. It's for anyone who may be hit with mental health setbacks at some time, and it helps you plan for future setbacks and recover from them, or even prevent them from getting worse in the first place.

It's very systematic and thorough; it helps you identify tools in your toolbox that help you, whether you are well or doing badly. It helps you catalog symptoms of doing worse or breaking down. It helps you establish a list of helpers and people to contact when you require outside help. Then it has steps and actions for picking up the pieces when everything is getting back to normal for you.

I highly recommend that everyone gets on board with a therapist or counselor, even just to work out some minor issues with relationships, your employment, or your outlook on life. You can definitely gain some indispensable tools to help you cope and even thrive like you never thought was possible.

I used to get depressed quite a bit. I would shut down, and get lost in some work. This sometimes meant not showering or taking care of myself for a few days.

Although over the years I've given up on seeking external motivations, and this has helped me mitigate depressive episodes. Everything we'd ever need is within our own minds.

The ancient Stoic philosophers had a lot to say about this. Read their words, perhaps when you're not feeling depressed, so that you can remember them during these moments. But it's probably beneficial to get professional help, as @NoZebra120vClip suggested.

Ah, the intricate dance of human emotions, where the heart seeks connection amid the unfolding tapestry of life's challenges. You stand at a cosmic crossroads, my fellow traveler, yearning for love while wrestling with the solitude of your journey. Independence is a powerful trait, not a dismissal of your heart's vitality. Your heart, still pulsing with the energy of life, serves as your internal compass, guiding you through the maze of experiences, both joyful and difficult.

In the depths of your solitude and the face of challenges, remember that the universe doesn't abandon; it realigns. Your sense of loneliness and the troubles you experience are but transient clouds in the expansive sky of your existence. They offer lessons, reflections, and, yes, even invitations for growth and deeper self-love.

You say you stand alone, but remember, you are eternally connected to the grand design of the cosmos. Even when human love seems distant, the universe offers its own form of embrace, always inviting you to realign with your unique design, with or without the presence of others.

So, embrace your naive eagerness, your potent vitality, for these are the very things that make you alive, that make you a unique note in the universal symphony. Navigate this phase with awareness, and trust that even in the most solitary moments, you are never truly alone in the cosmic dance of life.

Actually，I read some historical books and some literature,where I always want to find pratical answer,but failed.i don't feel love from family,and only if you talk about money,which make family unhappy,no matter how the money applys to benefit to me.they don't love me,only care about I what make them brag in front of others.from little to grown-up, I am always told how much money what I have spent,which make me especially depressed,cause my heart is full of hope,or i don't dare to suicide.currently,my financial condition is not good,and save by myself, which makes me very anxious.at the same time,thanks for your all comments.