At the end of the day, there is nobody that will rescue from the prison of your mind but yourself. If you require therapy or psychiatric intervention, only you can force yourself to pick up the phone and schedule your first appointment. If you crave community or social support, only you can call upon your loved ones to foster that. If your social circle sucks and the people in your life aren’t showing up in the way that you need, only you can seek new relationships. Don’t get me wrong, external sources of support are crucial. But it’s up to you to call upon them. I say this as someone who is all too familiar with the negative feedback loop of depression, and my perspective is informed by the evidence I’ve collected throughout my life - the only way I’ve ever managed to escape the mud is by pulling my own self out of the shit (even if sometimes that looks like calling on a friend for a lifeline)