How Do You Deal With Severe Clinical Depression?
• Know Thine Enemy. A good place to start in any quest to fix a problem is the internet. There are an unbelievable amount of resources floating around the internet, and the more you can learn about depression will, in some way, help you. Knowledge is power, and knowing what is making your life hell is half the battle. • But now, there is the war. As anyone affected by clinical depression knows, it can be a lifelong ordeal. Accept that your struggle with depression might be a lifelong task; doing this sooner, rather than later, may spare you some extra frustration if you find out that your depression is resistant to treatment. • Look around your biological family. Are there other depressed people? Watch them and see what they do that seems to work. This is especially important if anyone in your family also suffers from addiction or alcoholism, because Depressed people are statistically more prone to these problems. If you can find no clues from your family, it may be time to seek therap