Your description sounds pretty similar to my condition. I&#x27;ve tried SSRIs and they, to some extent, worked. But while they allowed me to reliably function, they caused a numbness in all non-physical sensations that made life seem meaningless, so I stopped taking them. What has worked a bit lately has been meditation. I&#x27;m starting to believe that my depression is caused by my mind not switching off properly and meditation is a sort of off switch. The nice part about meditation is there&#x27;s really no down side and you don&#x27;t really have to summon the energy to do it. If you&#x27;re catatonic in a chair, just start focusing on your breath and trying to clear your mind of other thoughts.<p>I don&#x27;t want to be preachy...one thing I&#x27;ve come to realize from many online discussions with other people suffering from depression is that almost every case is unique in some way and that the mental health community&#x27;s efforts to try to group together what we&#x27;re feeling into a single problem with prescribed courses of treatment is probably counterproductive. People believe that because they&#x27;ve experienced depression, either first- or second-hand, that they understand what all depression is like...astazangasta&#x27;s comment is an example of this.<p>I try not to be one of those people, so what I&#x27;m offering is a suggestion, not an answer. My depression is by no means fixed, but meditation has helped me. It&#x27;s one datapoint in case you want to try it.