100% agree with you and have tried to share the same sentiments, but a lot of Reddit will shoot you down. Depressed people usually lack motivation so "going out to do stuff" won't make sense.

Discipline > motivation every time.

I used to hate my life. Then I decided to put my effort into being the person I wish I was regardless of whether I wanted to; because the truth was I never wanted to. My set of rules and discipline following them changed my life. Start small. Hungry = cook and eat. Dirty = shower and wash clothes. Invited out = go. It's gonna need to be done, so do it now. You won't feel like doing it later either. Care for myself first. Treat myself with the love and kindness I'd want someone else to show me, that I didn't show myself. Then more and more; if it's a negative thought, let it go. Find out why I feel that way. Say and do nice things. Now every day I try to be a positive force in my life and others, no excuses. As my confidence grew, I loved myself more, life more, and I started trying new things and growing as a person again.

Happiness isn't a thing or a goal. It's a lifestyle. It's a mindset. It's living in the present, not the past or the future. It's being the best you can be regardless of whether you feel like it. It's doing what is good, right, beneficial, positive, even if you aren't motivated to. You do it because that is your life now. That is who you are and who you want to be.

I think anxiety is misplaced excitement. I feel exactly the same when I am nervous in a new situation with strangers as I do at the top of a big drop on a rollercoaster. The only difference is my perception of the feeling.

The small things... they are the big things. The small things are what matter. We don't need an answer for why were here. The answer is looking at the sunset, or a hot chocolate on a cold day, or laughing with friends.

Every passing minute is a chance to turn things around.