>>12228934Anti-depressant will give you a break from feeling sad, but the thing you're sad about is still there you just can't access those feelings.
But taking a break from being sad is valuable, makes you realize HOW upset you are.
Take a diazepam or valium, not so much you fall asleep, and you'll realize what things are putting you on edge (because suddenly you won't be on edge).
With those two pieces of information (1) how sad you are, 2) the things bothering you in your day to day) you can get your feet under you.
Talk to somebody, doesn't have to be a health care professional; in my case suicide prevention hotline was very helpful because the guy on the other side had no vested interest (I wasn't paying him, wasn't his family member, etc) and could be rational and caring.
We only talked for like an hour or so but he made me realize there's good things about me, and things I'm good at, and those things are worth pursuing.
Also the whole planet being depressed as fuck over COVID really brightened my day, finally millions (or even billions) of people now living abnormal unproductive lives for months
