[fapjacks]

Wow, interesting. I comment around the internet as anonymously as possible on posts by people asking for help with their depression. Or people posting without knowing that they can ask for help. I've even posted a few times here on HN. My list of steps for immediate mitigation of the symptoms are almost exactly his steps:

1) Throw your clothes in the laundry.

2) Go for a short run.

3) Take a shower.

4) Put on clean clothes and eat a healthy meal.

5) (Which is implied in Wil's post but something I always say explicitly): Make an appointment with your doctor, or any doctor that will point you to the right doctor.