Are you able to make yourself do things whether you initially enjoy them or not? If so, try exercise, even if it's just going for a 30 minute walk a few times a week at first. Depressed people often have trouble making themselves go out and be active, but for those who can, exercise has proven itself to be more effective than any antidepressant.
Getting out should do you some good anyhow if thoughts of family have negative effect on you. Hang out at a book store, a park, or really anywhere outside the house and away from your common surroundings.
If you can manage to go skydiving as mentioned above it shouldn't hurt. I've found that close encounters with one's own mortality can work wonders for waking a person up.
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