Clinical depression treatments don't work, what should I do?!

Do you have a companion? If you dont then maybe having a pet like a small dog or cat might help. It is known that having a pet actually helps make you happier and gives you a companion that always listens to you and understands you. If the medication doesnt work you can always seek a hobby that WONT make you lose interest. Also, you could also try yoga. Yoga is known to help people physically and most importantly SPIRITUALLY. It might just help get your mind at peace. In addition, many times depression fades when you communicate with people. Its often overlooked how important communication (with friends and family) is in a persons life and when i mean comminication i mean positive topics amd NOT talking about problems.

Are you on medication? What kind of help are you getting?

People are right, it is in your head, but that doesn't mean it's not real and very disruptive to the way you want to live. Everything we experience is in our head, so if a problem is ALL in your head, it's a major problem. Don't let people belittle your experience because they don't understand.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of therapy that tends to be very effective for clinical depression; it teaches you how to break the cycle of depression rather than just making you talk about your problems. It also tackles difficulties sleeping.
Occupational Therapy may also help - this type of therapy looks at things you want to do (like art, getting a job...whatever's important to you) and finds ways to help you do them. Just doing what you want to do with your life can make you feel better, as you're in charge of your own destiny.

Hope you can find something to help you.

A previous answer follows, modified for you: One suggestion is to write a letter, expressing how it has affected your life, and what you would like to see happen about it now, then either post it, unaddressed, or have a ceremony, and burn it safely, in a metal container, and flush the ashes down the toilet, symbolically ending the matter. Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which communication with your subconscious mind is facilitated. 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could preferably seek professional hypnotherapy. If not an option, hypnosisdownloads has ones on overcoming a troubled childhood & escape emotional abuse, and/or asktheinternettherapist.com has one on re-parenting your inner child, and/or instant-hypnosis.com has one on dealing with child abuse. If the above proves insufficient, I suggest that you seek psychotherapy, and a course of EMDR therapy, (* http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/q.h… - see pages 3, & B about depression ) would probably reduce the negative emotions associated with your memories of abuse to more acceptable levels - the EMDR to reduce the negative, combined with the other techniques shown may be all you need, enabling you to avoid psychotherapy (open ended; can take years, cost a small fortune, and achieve little, depending on the therapist, and client). Try the relaxation methods at http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-… or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody…
or www.wikihow.com/Meditate and/or Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or yoga. Also page L at this site*, where there are several to choose from.

Some people are still dismissive of them, but scientific testing has demonstrated conclusively that they increase activity in the left prefrontal cortex, when practised regularly, and will enable you to find a way of being; awareness, without suffering, when you need it, and is a valuable tool for helping you through the worst parts of life. Give the acupressure EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. It is free via the searchbar at ** www.mercola.com "EFT" & "EFT therapists", or www.tapping.com (13 free videos) or, if still available, the free video for PTSD at www.emofree.com Professional EFT is always preferable. - There is a version for use in public places**, (you could claim to have a headache, as you employ the acupressure massage/tapping your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising: saying it to yourself in your mind: "Even though I suffer the aftereffects of child abuse, I deeply and completely accept myself." ABUSE: See http://www.drdrew.com/ on abuse & http://www.burstingthebubble.com/ & http://www.reachout.com.au/home.asp At the end of therapy, discuss the importance of (sincere) forgiveness; to not do so is to hold onto the hurt, but you may not be ready for this step for some time.

Read: Courage to Heal by Paul Bernstein, & From Surviving to Thriving: A Therapist's Guide to Stage II Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Abuse by Mary Bratton, & Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse by Ann McMurray and Gregory Jantz, Ph.D., & Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, & The Twelve Steps of Forgiveness by Paul Ferrini and Pia Mackenzie, & Forgiveness: How to Make Peace With Your Past and Get on With Your Life by Sidney B. Simon and Suzanne Simon, & "Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve” by Lewis B. Smedes. Get through your fear of forgiveness, from your bookstore, or amazon.com. Also: It's Never Too Late to Be Happy!: Reparenting Yourself for Happiness (The Best Half of Life) by Muriel James.

I suggest trying the EFT and/or hypnosis for the PTSD, but if insufficient, a course of EMDR therapy is recommended; address the PTSD and the depression may well fade by itself, but it would still be wise to at least employ most of the core treatments.