Too Much Coffee Man has a great comic about depression. The main character goes through so many recognizable parts of depression: it's a visual tour through those moments, and the attitude behind them. Sometimes I just need to see the depression outside myself. It seems less clever and all-encompassing that way.
I find it helpful to express. Anything. Usually the expression starts out about being depressed, since that's where I'm at. Externalizing the depression without dwelling on it seems like some kind of evil paradox, but I think it helps to focus on how I'm handling the depression, what the internal interactions look like today. Realizing what, specifically, I'm going through at that very moment is incredibly helpful, even if I don't choose to do anything about it. I think it might help to separate the moments in my head, realize even depression has its variety.
So I write. Some draw comics. Both methods don't just provide something to do (distraction) but also allow the venting of internal process. Moving what's in, out, is sometimes all that's necessary to move past it. Even talking out loud feels more empowering than thinking.
Try it. Oh, and remember:
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