Asklemmy

If youre destined for the basement life, live it. Dont let these haters take away what joy you can find during this painful life we are all forced into.

Just be sure to do what you can to take care of yourself.

Look up body weight exercises you can do inside without equipment. And you dont even have to set aside time if you do them while you're waiting for something. Microwaving food? 4 minutes of push-ups or planks. Got a few minutes while your game loads or something? Stretch. Little things can add up.

If you you drink or take drugs, make sure you drink your homework water and to give yourself time to recover before partying more.

Dont wanna diet? Fine, but make one meal healthy like a salad or oatmeal so your chimkin nuggies pass through your body within a week.

Or don't. Its your life. Youre in charge. Do whatever

I haven't been home for several days.

I'd also look into leaving the house, even if it is to just walk around the neighborhood.

A few hours. My employer feels it’s important that I sit in front of my computer in their building, rather than in my home.

Bruh. Why are you doing this? Severe vitamin D deficiency will make you wish for death. You legitimately NEED sunlight on your skin...

How do you get groceries? How do you make money?

You haven't gone outside at ALL?

You should probably go for a walk my friend

Do me a favor: go to what was once (or still is) your favorite park and take a cool photo. Using your phone is fine, but I want you to take a few minutes to find a cool subject/perspective/composition combination. Maybe consider coming back if the sun isn't at the best angle when you go there the first time.

Show me what you come up with!

I am sorry for you OP that you have to go through this. I hope that you're followed by a mental health professional which can help you. 5 month without leaving the house is entering in the hikikomori territory. I wish I could give you relevant advices, but I assume all the simple advise simply won't work (Just like you can't just tell someone with a broken leg to keep running)

If you get better and can go out again, what do you wish to do ? Is there a sport/hobby you want to try ? Is it available in your city ? is there a language you want to learn ?

I'm outside of the house at the moment.

I'm hoping you are keeping good habits at home, like brushing your teeth and taking out the trash.

It's been a few days and that was just going somewhere with my family as my Mum is looking for old magazine for inspiration for sewing. She thought it be better than just trying do out a pin board on Pinterest as she felt she needs to know what she is roughly looking for in the first place compared just flipping through the magazines.

But just want to say as someone that also suffer with depression, I do feel you that it is difficult to leave the house. I find for me, trying find clubs or activities neary area did help a bit of getting me outside a little bit.

I go outside and walkies because the meat husk needs it or something. So I went outside this morning for that.

Literally how? I leave the house and I don't even have any place to go.

20 minutes, thanks to my dog. If not for him I'd easily go days.

Highly recommend dogs. 100% worth it.

What's keeping you indoors? Do you have some humans or pets to keep you company?

Just got home I’m tired

Have to show up for work most days, but I also won't deny that I'd be tempted to stay home for a couple of months if I worked remotely or were unemployed.

Would you consider taking just a brief walk down the street and back? It ain't much, but it's honest work, and I'd be happy for you.

a few minutes

do you have any hobbies? get any exercise?

Yesterday. I work Monday-fri

Every day. I have a dog and a job so staying inside isnt an option

Yesterday?

When the UK supreme court released it's ruling on trans rights I basically was too scared/depressed to leave the house for a month.

I was the same and have suffered to some extent since. In 2008 I was made redundant from my job of 15 years and couldn't leave the house for the best part of the year.

Two days.

Got a bagel this morning

most recently, i left the apartment to take the trash down to the dumpster this afternoon.

Like four hours? Got some wine as a present and quick little walk.

Depression sucks. Hopefully you can find some meds and a process that works for you. As others mentioned, logging off really can help. It's all about balance.

20 minutes or so.

Working sucks.

Two weeks. Been sick as a dog with a brutal cold/flu/COVID(?).

11 1/2 hours. I have to leave again in 10 minutes.

I last left this morning for work. The last I left for my own enjoyment was last weekend for the Pride parade. (State of GA in the USA celebrates in October for some reason.)

(I tried to spoiler this bottom part since you didn't ask for advice, but I guess I don't know how. Sorry.)

I suffer from chronic depression, so I might know something of what you're going through. Hang in there, friend. It gets better, eventually.

Also, I know this probably sounds ridiculous (it does to me when I remind myself of it while depressed, especially since I'm also autistic and antisocial) but the safety of home makes depression worse for me. It's the last thing that I want to do while depressed, but it really does help tremendously to get out and do something. Anything. Go to the grocery store and buy a ramen or whatever, it doesn't matter. Go through the human line to checkout so that you have to interact with a person in some capacity. It's silly, but it does help me a tiny bit.

The next day, try to do it again, it helps a tiny bit again. Eventually all the tiny little bits add up, maybe, but even if they don't then at least it's a tiny bit better all along.

Yesterday, and only because I didn't feel so good today

You should go outside for a walk or something

12 hours or so. Drove to the shop to get a few things.

I got home about 20 minutes ago. I left the house about 4 hours ago.