[Mike_Jetson]

Ive done a fair bit of work/research in this area as I had to face my own issues and still am. Procrastination, alleged laziness and depression are very much linked in my view.

I suggest to anyone with depression to try and get at least time with a psichiatric nurse, councillor or better qualified but to be honest it does matter about who as much as the actual talking to someone does. They say the 1st hour is best and its true. If you have a friend that you trust with every thought then this can be just as good. Supressed emotions, whether they are from actual events or just emotions swept under the carpet cause damage.

Councillors primarily are simply listeners and impartial advice givers. Its more about identifying where the problems possibly could be. When you think about them your mind easily dismisses them soon after but actual speaking to somebody no matter who makes them surface and you must face the emotions attached to them.

'A problem shared is a problem halved' - very true

Skeletons in the closest, eventually the closet becomes full.

I suggest this person if they can, make a list of all the things that could be making them unhappy. If it is related to family then ask them to write a letter to that person but not to send it, just write exactly what they would like to say if they could. Will help massively. Also on this list if there are 10 problems, past and present etc. ask them to think about which one is easiest to try and overcome. Then try and do it.

One step a time and before long youve climbed a mountain.

Obviously things like excercise, fresh air, walking in the wild, eating better, drinking plenty non flouridated water and keepig hydrated all help but are not always possible. This is more physical and the mental side needs to be tackled more importantly. Usually starting with the mental stuff gives inspiration to start the more active/physical stuff