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Are you seeing anyone for your depression and PTSD? I don't think becoming a shut in is going to help with your depression. I would think your time would be better spent trying to work through your problems rather than catering to them.

What do you like to do? Do you have space in your home?

Dog grooming, for example, can be done just in a large sink and a table. Get the neighbours on board and hope word of mouth works...

Also, don't let your depression or PTSD "win" as /u/ZoroasterTheCat points out, seek help because being homebound sucks.

First of all, echoing what everyone else has said: Make sure you're getting help! If you're in therapy, great, keep at it and give it time to start working. If you're not, or you've gone in the past and it didn't work out, you need to try again with a different therapist. Therapy is like a relationship, you have to connect with someone and if you can't then it's not going to work.

If you're being treated and have a clinical diagnosis for PTSD and depression, you can file for disability if you're in the united states which may be enough to pay your bills.

Also, echoing what other have said: CHANGE YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

This can be the biggest changing factor in dealing with head problems. Move out, redecorate your house, take daily walks, force yourself to socialize and be uncomfortable a little. Take up new hobbies and stick with them even if you're not feeling the love for it at first. Recovery is about training yourself to be happy with little things before moving on to bigger things. It takes daily practice to train your brain to start finding positive things about your life and appreciating them again.

There are a lot of things you can do at home, from E-sourced jobs like graphic design to writing articles to making web pages. I would suggest taking a class to brush up on photoshop and web design/wordpress and look through sites like www.elance.com and www.fiverr.com. You can make really good money if you stick with it for a while and earn a reputation, but you have to be self-motivated.

Edit: even if not a zoo, there are horse therapies, that you health insurer might pay for (one session a week) especially if it is for PTSD (many US Veterans use horses for PTSD therapy, so when talking to your health insurance I would only mention PTSD so that you get the highest chances of them covering it. don't lie but don't say too much either) Volunteer at a stable. Most stables would like weekday volunteers, to the extent that they might decline volunteers for weekends. The "only" way to apply is in person, or over the phone. Email is not really checked. Don't wear flip-flops, and don't get offended if they don't give you hands on experience at first. And don't ask about free lessons (at one place I never had free lessons, at another it was about 3 months in). Ask your doctor about possible meds, or maybe even a letter, explaining that you have an "illness", and that while qualified, might need to have an "alternate" work schedule. Most fortune 500 companies have a goal of 5 percent "disabled" workers, so have an illness might give you a foot in a door, for an interview (they can't ask, but you can volunteer the information).

I was in therapy for two years with no luck, I currently am working full time with great pay but its just not right... not sure if any of you understand what I mean by that but it just isn't right for me... and I don't want to become a shut in, I'm more looking for flexibly, to be able to go and see people and be with others. So far I haven't found a way to make enough money to do anything yet still be able to get enough sleep and still see friends. Which is why I am thinking of an "at home job". Not only that but on really bad days where I just cant get out of bed I don't have to deal with the scrutiny of a boss who might fire me for not getting up.