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I don’t know. People shout this at me often enough: “get help”

I guess they are right. You admit you have a problem now speak to a doctor or therapist to lean how to break the bad habits that pull you back into depression.
There s hope for those who try..

Is it a chemical imbalance? Because if not than depression is something you do to yourself. Try studying Buddhism.

Ahh, then this is not your fault and you have done nothing wrong. This is a medical condition that you need to see a doctor about. And you take medication for it just like you would a bladder infection or asthma. Sorry I couldn’t come up with better examples, but you basically have a brain infection (in a more metaphorical sense) and you need to see a doctor about it.

Jarde3 wrote:
It is chemical.

How do you know it?
You would better see a psychiatrist.

If depression is taking over your life, than you need to find the roots of it. What makes you depressed? When did it start? One way to try and fix it is a method called positive reinforcement. This means turning thoughts into positive thoights. For example
Instead of saying ‘this ice-cream is yuck’ try saying ‘this ice-cream isn’t the best, but I am sure there is better. It might sound silly, but it really works. It helped me when I saw my best friend being killed a while ago.
R.I.P Harry Marks