I am so sick of people leaning into depression on purpose because they feel entitled to be better without doing anything. Whenever I am feeling anxious, I can usually wake myself up by realizing I am focussing upon the problem. That is one step but the real step, like you mention, is taking action on the solution to the problem.
Couple that with "Be the change you seek" and you empower yourself to fix/live/change/progress/make things better for everyone.
The most important step of a race is the FIRST one!