Resources For Depression

Below are some of the best resources for depression.

Helplines

In the U.S.: Find DBSA Chapters/Support Groups or call the NAMI Helpline for support and referrals at 1-800-950-6264

UK: Find Depression support groups in-person and online or call the Mind Infoline at 0300 123 3393

Australia: Find Support Groups and regional resources or call the SANE Help Centre at 1800 18 7263

Depression Test

Books

Blog Posts

• How to Break the Cycle of Hopeless Thinking?
• How To Be a Good Mom When You’re Depressed?
• How to Journal Through Feelings of Emptiness?
• What to Do When You’re Feeling Empty Inside?
• 10 Things You Should Never Do When You’re Depressed
• How to Get Things Done When You’re Depressed?
• 10 Micro Habits That Fuel Depression (Without You Realizing It)
• How to Explain Depression to Someone Who Doesn’t Get It?
• How to Make Your Environment Depression-Friendly (Soft Changes That Help)?
• How To Ask For Help With Depression? Top 10 Tips
• Top 10 Signs of Silent Depression

Journal Prompts

1. Where do you feel most depressed in your body?

2. What is something that made you feel sad today? Is there something or someone you’re grieving?

3. What is making you feel hopeless today and why?

4. What specific emotions do you feel, underneath this depression? Where in my body do you feel it? What do you want to feel there instead?

5. What are your negative thoughts at this moment? What are 3 positive thoughts for each of those negative thoughts you have?

Support Gifts

Apps

Depression CBT Self-Help Guide (Android): The app provides education on depression and the best strategies for managing the symptoms using CBT techniques. It encourages you to engage in self-care behaviors to improve your mood. 

MindDoc (Android/iphone): The app is geared toward facilitating conversations with a professional, but you can also find more than 150 tools to work on your mental health within the app.

TalkLife: Depression & Anxiety (Android/iphone): The app offers connection and community support similar to group therapy.

Daylio Journal (Android/iphone): The app helps you pinpoint your mood fluctuations sooner so you can make the adjustments you need.

Depression Podcasts

• Feeling Good Podcast — David Burns, MD
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  One of the most practical podcasts for depression. Psychiatrist David Burns discusses CBT methods for challenging hopelessness, negative thinking, low self-esteem, shame, anxiety, and other problems that often accompany depression.
• Depresh Mode With John Moe
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  An active weekly mental-health podcast featuring honest conversations with people who live with depression, anxiety, and other conditions, along with mental-health experts discussing what actually helps.
• The Hilarious World of Depression
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  An archived series of open conversations with comedians and entertainers who have experienced clinical depression. Especially useful for reducing isolation and hearing how depression can look very different from person to person.
• The Depression Files
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  Focused particularly on men’s experiences with depression. Host Al Levin interviews men about living with depression, seeking help, recovery, and reducing stigma.

TED Talks About Depression

• Depression, the Secret We Share — Andrew Solomon
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  One of the best-known talks about what clinical depression actually feels like. Solomon discusses his own severe depression and what he learned from interviewing other people with depression around the world.
• How to Connect With Depressed Friends — Bill Bernat
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  Very useful for friends and family. Bernat gives practical examples of what can help when talking with someone who is depressed and what commonly makes conversations worse.
• Confessions of a Depressed Comic — Kevin Breel
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  A personal account of appearing successful and confident while privately experiencing serious depression. Particularly useful for understanding hidden or high-functioning depression.
• Don’t Suffer From Your Depression in Silence — Nikki Webber Allen
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  Focuses on depression, shame, asking for help, and the stigma that can prevent people from admitting they are struggling, particularly within communities of color.
• This Could Be Why You’re Depressed or Anxious — Johann Hari
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  Explores social and environmental contributors to depression such as isolation, disconnection, work, relationships, and unmet needs. It is best viewed as one perspective alongside established clinical models rather than a complete explanation of depression.