From recession to depression

Ronald Reagan was right, again. A recession is an economic slowdown with layoffs, until it effects you. Then it is a depression. Well, for me it's a depression. No... I am not saying I have been laid off. Though if something doesn't change soon, it's coming. I am saying I have gone from hopeful and energetic to bitter, frustrated, depressed and extremely tired in an 8 month period. It's been extremely difficult to get motivated to do anything. I just don't know what to do...