I spent the better part of two years dealing with an illness that some days I thought it would just be easier to just check out. There really was no magical advice or anything that helped drastically. The only thing was just to keep pushing through, believing that one day I would be able to enjoy life to some extent again. Here I am some years later generally satisfied with life. One thing I would say is if wrenching and putting some money into your car gives you just a few minutes of escape do it. Some money spent for that escape can make the difference. Sure does with me.