surely you can see the irony in placing blame back onto the individual with this reply lol

Not for lack of trying.

It's easier to become your own good therapist than to find one.

That might be true, but the person you’re replying to is also correct (coming from someone with a great therapist).

My depression is the logical and rational reaction to my perpetually diminishing material circumstances.

I’ve got pills I take to not feel hopeless (and they work, surprisingly), but objectively speaking, it’s not looking good, and I’ve never seen anything get better in my lifetime, and I’m almost 40