My default emotional response (to stress, anxiety, depression, etc) is fatigue. I had been fighting that pretty well with a solid workout routine but I just messed up my knee by going too hard and I now have to really lay off it, probably for several weeks. The lack of motion has me feeling depressed and tired again. I don’t want to make my injury worse by pushing it too soon but physically activity was really helping me before and without it I feel like I’ve taken 50 steps backward mentally 
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Heyy love...try low impact exercises like yoga ...u can still stay active but not too much that it will put strain on you knee ....wishing u the best!!
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I'm in a similar boat. Just let yourself heal and you'll be back at it soon. Hang in there!
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Similar triggers; always hurting my back.. the physical pain is something I can work through. The depression is more difficult to work through
Yoga, active stretching, walks and lots of mental stimulus (avoid binge watching and couch surfing lol)
I know it’s tough! I’ve been right there. A few years back, I went too hard and chipped a bone in my foot and induced a stress fracture. 8 weeks of misery lay ahead of me. I felt pretty down for a week or so, but decided to still get my but in the gym every day. I focused on anything that didn’t involve legs. In 8 weeks, I grew a more solid core, and saw some good gains in upper body strength. It felt good to still be able to exercise even though I couldn’t run, row, bike, or do any heavy lifting while standing.
Improvise, adapt, and overcome! That’s what I kept telling myself.
Do upper body and core
Hang in there girl. Exercise has been my biggest help with the depression.