It's all baby steps. Stress tells us we have to do everything right now. But you don't. Make a list of what needs to be done including self care & say to yourself I'm going to do 3 things today. When you're severely depressed it's hard to do anything including self care but when you tackle things in baby steps you will accomplish what needs to get done in due time. Don't let stress dictate what you need to do, that's too overwhelming. And always remember to be kind to yourself.

I send myself to a different environment. Whether that means a friend's house, a park, a coffee shop, etc., I need a new perspective visually to get of of the funk mentally. Once I feel a little more clear in the head I go back and try to do something I can see the progress of. I do a little as I can, always doing the most visually obvious chores first. Once those are done the less obvious chores aren't as intimidating. Good luck! I struggle with this constantly. Don't worry if what I described takes days or weeks, just know every little bit is progress.

When I feel overwhelmed and I don't know where to start, I try to breathe and then take one baby step at a time and focus on the next 5 minutes and repeat...it helps me to break things into tiny bites at first then with each accomplishment I'm able to take bigger steps

Actually....the one step at a time has helped me......
I remember when my husband was in AA.....
I went with him to some meetings. I learned a lot from the one day at a time....i did not have depression or anxiety at that time, but I remember the one day at a time.....

Hi agree with Kayleigh, just one task at a time & if it takes you a week then so be it