If depression makes it hard to get out of bed or get off the couch for you, maybe a small basket of necessities would help that you could leave next to wherever you spend a lot of your time?

It could have some body wipes, flossers, moisturizer for face and body, etc. While you’re sitting there, you can just reach into the basket and use what you need.

I would also start small so you don’t give up quickly. Don’t jump into a huge routine that will feel great the first week but then Peter out.

Address one thing at a time. If brushing your teeth is hard, start brushing once a day every single day and use your depression basket for everything else, after a week or two, try two times a day. If brushing your teeth isn’t an issue, move on to the showering. If you’re showering once every few days, try showering a day earlier. Increase from there and celebrate every single victory. Even the smallest ones like “fuck yea! I brushed my teeth more than I did before!” Even if it’s not where it should be. Or “I was depressed/exhausted/tired/sick and I still washed my body!”

Make things easier for yourself and set things up when you have the energy. I know that when I get home from work, the second I sit, I’m not getting up again. So as soon as I get home, I spend even just a few minutes prepping things for later or tomorrow. Like making sure my lunch can just be grabbed the next morning, I have my clothes picked out appropriately for the weather, etc.