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Drugs, mostly. (semi-sarcastic)
in seriousness, meditation has helped me a lot in life with depression and anxiety. I was once told, if you can control your breath then you can manage your emotions. I think that's somewhat true, obviously you can't force yourself into feeling whatever you want, but being able to center into a calm place has helped me to stop spiraling and begin climbing back up out of the emotional hole many times.
Likewise, exercise helps. I take long (ludicrously hot) walks sometimes, and I do yoga. It's often enough to clear out the cobwebs and bad thoughts.
After that, the next thing is perspective. The world isnt a farce, a joke, a punishment, or any of that. The world just is. And it will go on being just as it is with or without any of us individuals affecting it.
I often turn to the Daodejing for advice on this kind of thing. Spiritual practice can be both a balm and a source of perspective. Chapter 29 is relevant here.