[Dean0918]

Hi, im 26 years old, last year i graduated from college and starter working in a small company, since the end of last year i've been having a tough time with how i feel.

I always end up feeling like im not enough, in my job, for my family, and specially for the people that are close to me. Since March of this year i've been doing the Mood tracker quiz of psychcentral almoste every day. It always shows depresion as a mood of concern, the lowest score being 20 one day. I have not been diagnosed with depression or any other dissorder. Is the mood tracker enough reason to look for professional help? Will i be diagnosed with depression?

Thank you for your help.

[Mygrandjourney]

Hi and welcome: If you are concerned, you could ask for a consultation with a licensed psychotherapist (PHD/PsyD, LPC, LCSW) for further evaluation. If you have health insurance, you could find out who takes your insurance or ask your primary care physician for a referral.

[Stuck1nhead]

I would seek help, it did me good. I've been dealing with anxiety, depression, and OCD for years before I sought help.

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[Unrigged64072835]

I don't know if you'll be diagnosed with anything, but if it's affecting your life then seek help.

[leomama]

Talking to a professional can never hurt.

[Miswimmy1]

I agree with the above posters that if you feel like you could benefit from talking to someone, even if just to rule out possibilities, then I say seek some professional help. It's a good starting point.

About four years ago, I started using a mood tracker app (not the one here on PC). It's called Optimism and it's free in the Apple App Store. It has many, many aspects that you can track regarding your mood, to your sleep quality, to the quality of that day's interactions with others. I also like it because it is highly customizable so if there is something that you want to track that isn't listed, you can add it (for me, I labeled a category called "silliness" because it's often when I feel like being really silly that I feel like I'm heading into a hypomanic phase of bipolar).

I started tracking my moods just out of curiosity but it actually came in handy when I had a psychologist ask me if I had ever been diagnosed as bipolar. And I hadn't, but I told her that I had been tracking my moods for the fun of it. She asked to see my chart that I generated with the app. This tracking that I had done gave her a basic idea of what I was dealing with. Then after about a year of her evaluating me and whatnot, I was officially diagnosed as BP2. So a mood tracker can actually be a very helpful addition to the diagnostic process.

[leomama]

I don't have bipolar, I have PTSD, mood disorder NOS, and emotional stress and I use imoodjournal, happify, Dbt diary card, and mevii.

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[Eleora]

If you've been feeling off and the tracker is concerning you, then you should talk to someone. No one here can guarantee that you will get a diagnosis, but it sounds like you are worried about your mental health. Even if you don't get a diagnosis, it may be very helpful to just talk to someone about what is going on.

[Dean0918]

Originally Posted by Eleora

If you've been feeling off and the tracker is concerning you, then you should talk to someone. No one here can guarantee that you will get a diagnosis, but it sounds like you are worried about your mental health. Even if you don't get a diagnosis, it may be very helpful to just talk to someone about what is going on.

Yes i am concerned, and i guess it wouldn't be a bad thing to look for professional help
Tank you.