Bhagavad Gita 2.47

Your claim is to action alone, never to its fruits. Do not make the fruit the motive, and do not cling to inaction.

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥

karmany evadhikaras te ma phalesu kadacana |
ma karma-phala-hetur bhur ma te sango 'stv akarmani ||

Your claim is to action alone, never to its fruits. Do not make the fruit the motive, and do not cling to inaction.

When dealing with depression, anxiety, or heavy stress, the mind often traps us by saying, "I will get help when I have more energy," or "What if therapy doesn't even work?" This famous verse cuts right through that hesitation. Your only responsibility is the action itself: book the appointment, make the phone call, or simply show up to the clinic. You cannot control the "fruits"—you cannot control exactly how fast the healing will happen, or guarantee that a single session will instantly cure you. If you demand a guarantee of feeling perfectly happy before you try, you will never start. Furthermore, "do not cling to inaction." Doing nothing is still a choice, and it often allows suffering to grow in the dark. Do not wait for the perfect mood or the perfect day to take the first step. Take the action, do the work, and let the healing arrive on its own timeline.