When should you get professional help?

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If you've taken self-help steps and made positive lifestyle changes and still find your depression getting worse,

seek professional help.

Needing additional help doesn't mean you're weak.

Sometimes the negative thinking in depression can make you feel like you're a lost cause,

but depression can be treated and you can feel better!

Don't forget about these self-help tips, though. Even if you're receiving professional help, these tips can be part of your treatment plan, speeding your recovery and preventing depression from returning.
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Depression self-help checklist

Use this checklist to track your progress using these self-help tips to deal with depression.

Feeling better can take time, but try comparing how you feel on days when you make lots of ticks on the checklist to those when you make few or none.

Example:

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