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Depression is one of the strongest human emotions.If you leave this emotion untreated, those suffering from it severly could be lead to something more serious.

Everyone has those moments when they feel unhappy.  That is natural. But clinical depression goes beyond that.  It is a disease.  But it is treatable.

I would like to offer some advice and tips that I have gained from my experience as a therapist in San Diego.

So when does depression become clinical depression?

Firstly, a person might start to feel like everything is hopeless and sad.  Where a person feels everything is pointless.Or life isn’t worth living. Which could lead to feelings or thoughts of suicide.

This usual lasts for two weeks or more.  When you have depression that lasts that long, you are moving into the clinical depression state.

And when you hit that tipping point, you need to seek out a therapist.Don’t leave this condition untreated if you find yourself at that point.  Believe me I know with all my experience as a depression counselor.

So once you are at that point, you have to do certain things. Because sometimes imbalances in your body or chemistry in your brain can cause depression, you may need to treat it medically.You would use antidrepessant drugs to treat it.

Of course as a counselor, I prefer to treat it through depression counseling.  A counselor can help a person get to grips with the root of their depression.

They can also look into using another form of therapy called cognitive behavior therapy which addresses how you thinkg.The objective is to confront those negative thoughts and turn them around to a positive.

A counselor can also help with relaxation techniques.  If the depression is caused by stress, using relaxation will help combat that form of stress.

Most of all a depression counselor will be the most effective person to find out what is causing the depression.

They are good in finding out if there was something that happened recently that may cause this.They can investigate and determine if it is caused by something from the past.Or they can try to see if something is going in your body that is causing it.Whether there was some physiological change.

Depression is a condition that is treatable.But when the cause is not known, there is no way to treat it.  That is where finding a good therapist or counselor can help tremendously.