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[–] KanakaHaole ago 

This may be an unpopular idea, but have you tried St. John's Wort (SJW)?

I had a similar situation, I started working on a post-grad degree, busted my knee and couldn't exercise, lived alone and rarely had time to do much outside of my studies, started developing anxiety and becoming really depressed. It started off mild, but it really starts to spiral into a darker and darker abyss. SJW really helped take the edge off the depression and anxiety, but it's not a miracle drug. There's also a LONG list of medications it interacts with, so if you're on any meds you should talk to a pharmacist to see if SJW is even appropriate.

It should be noted, it's really more of a band-aid fix...but it could be appropriate as a way to kind of get rid of negative emotions that can be holding you back from doing something you may like. As an analogy: if you're drowning in a pool it won't get you out of the water, but it will act kind of like arm floaties to help you from sinking, you still gotta swim to the edge yourself.