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May 9, 2022 56 mins

After setting the stage in part one and two, this episode is all about the short-term tools, tactics, and practices you can put in place today to feel better and begin a new chapter in your battle with depression.

Along the way we discuss:

- How antidepressants barely beat placebo in trials

- Why most people end up having to increase their dose

- How to distinguish depression's voice from your own

- The limitations of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

- How to use domino decisions to get out of the "danger zone"

- New tools that are emerging from the latest research

- And a range of "break glass in case of emergency" tactics you can use to feel better right now

Check it out.

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For show notes, supplement list and links to everything we talk about today please visit: https://mentalhealth.fm/episodes/depression-101-part-three

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