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Either is a good place to start. Which one fits better depends on how severe things are. A clinical psychologist is a good first step if: you can still manage daily life, even if it takes a lot of effort, and you’re not having thoughts of death or self-harm. Therapy, especially CBT, is very effective for depression of this kind and gets at why you feel stuck and defeated. See a psychiatrist (or both) if: you’re struggling to function, like getting out of bed, eating, or working, your sleep or appetite has changed a lot, you’re having thoughts of death or self-harm, you’ve had similar episodes before, or therapy alone hasn’t helped. A psychiatrist can assess whether medication would help alongside therapy. For moderate to severe depression, the combination often works best. If you’re unsure, start with either one. A good psychologist will refer you to a psychiatrist if needed, and the reverse is also true. One more thing: you mention pushing yourself every day. When you’re low, pushing harder usually makes you feel more defeated. What helps is setting smaller, achievable goals and treating rest as part of recovery, not as failure.

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Hi, how are you holding up today? Pushing yourself every day and still feeling defeated is draining, and it's a good sign that you're reaching out for help. Either professional is a fair starting point. A clinical psychologist offers talk therapy and assessment, and is a good first choice if you want to understand the patterns behind the demotivation and build coping skills. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can diagnose and prescribe medication, and is worth seeing if the low mood is affecting your sleep, appetite, or energy, or if it keeps growing. Since this has been building for 3 to 4 weeks, many people do both: therapy for the roots, and a psychiatrist if symptoms are heavy. What's worth exploring is what changed around the time this started, and why effort no longer seems to translate into results. Helplessness often has a story behind it, and it becomes much lighter once it's named. A therapy session can be a good first step, and a therapist can also tell you whether a psychiatrist should be involved.

It can be state of general fatigue or low self esteem or may be environment effect. Start with counseling, where your issues can be identified and addressed.  I need lot of information to analyse and suggest remedy.

Your symptoms resemble clinical depression, burnout, or adjustment distress. Prolonged helplessness and demotivation are consistent with depressive episodes, making a psychologist an excellent initial choice for talk therapy.