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That's a dangerous take. People that suffer from a clinical depression oftentimes won't be able to do any of these things and this has nothing to do with responsibility and everything with suffering from a depression.

From what I have learned from friends working in the field, meds often work as an enabler, allowing people to do some of the things that are known to improve their condition further.

If you think you suffer from depression, don't keep trying to "just buckle up", don't keep trying to "just need to take responsibility". Go talk to professionals, therapists and/or psychiatrists. Mental disorders do things to a person outside of their control.