10 Ways to Help Someone with Depression

[SchizoidBartelby]

It is hard being around someone with depression. Well, I guess it must be. Being on the depressed side of the mirror, I can only assume. But to be able to answer the question “How Do You Help Somebody with Depression?” one needs to know how it feels to live with depression.

I’ve been struggling with depression for a long time. And at first, my family and “friends” wasn’t the best help I could get. In fact, in the beginning, my knowledge of depression was just basic. As I gathered more information about my mental disorder, I’ve learned how to deal with other people and how I wanted to be treated. In this post, I will list a few items that might hopefully help people who have a friend or family member with depression.

Learn more about depression

Don’t Be Extra Nice

Get Ready to Do Nothing, Together

Avoid Stereotypical Conversation

Watch for Unwanted Scenarios

Don’t Take It Personal

Encourage Physical Activity

Don’t Be a Babysitter

Don’t Let Them Isolated

Help Build a Routine

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[Stilltrying_]

Thanks for posting. I have read the link and it is full of extremely useful advice and information. I hope that others will take a look. I'm sure many people will have read your post without responding as it can be hard I guess when you're depressed to reply but I would just like to say how good it is to see a positive and helpful post like this . Gemma

[SchizoidBartelby in reply to Stilltrying_]

Thanks a lot for the nice comment Gemma