volunteer volunteer volunteer but go direct to the charity concerned or go to your local school see if they need clasroom assistant or your hospital see if you can help there or the national trust if there is something near think bigger...........
you will find something and the
benefits include gain experince in an area you are interested in working, see if you really like it, gets you out of the house , meet people, gain valuable experince , builds confidence, keeps depression at bay, looks good on job application froms and cv. show you are willing to work and nto sitting at home vegtating and being lazxy, you will discover talents you dont know you have yet, you will hear about jobs if they come up before anyone else you will help yourself and your community gain self respect and eventually get a paid job! worked for me
good luck dont give up it is tough but you will get there bjut if you feel dpressed perhaps you might need to see your gp ?? or talk to a counsellor before it gets too bad as well as the above allt eh best