How can I help someone who is depressed?

Have you ever been into depression and got out of it later? If yes, how?

Are you a related professional? If yes, can you advise me on the question?

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KidAzazel · 26-30

I'm no professional, but I speak from personal experience when I say just be there for them. Dont lecture them unless they ask for advice. Dont try to propose the same cliche solutions that they surely always hear, like "just get outside more" or "all you need is to sleep right". Depression as an illness is almost always chronic, and if you have a friend who has it, you'll have to be okay with just being there for them in their suffering, or being a shoulder for them to cry on. Listen to them, ask if you can help in any way. Go out of your way to make sure they know they are loved. And it might be difficult to do at times. But it is always worth it, because in the end you have uplifted a hurting soul, and through being there for others in their darkest moments, you will make the most loyal, loving, and amazing friends

SW-User

It took time for me to get out of mine and I had someone who cared for me and helped me through it. Being there for them helps, I mean being around always. If you aren’t living together or close enough, it may not work. Sometimes talking to them does and sometimes it doesn’t. Depression isn’t simple. It’s complex and the cause varies from person to person. I’m not professional but I’d recommend seeking ones help in real world. Not on here. People claim to be all sorts of things here while there’s no guarantee they are any of those.

zombiex8 · 26-30, M

@SW-User I don't know her in person..I just came to know her through a social app. And she doesn't want to look for a doctor and she doesn't tell her condition to anybody she knows near her.

SW-User

It’s hard to deal with such cases and through social media it’s not advisable. She has to help herself or try contact someone that knows her. This is a very sensitive topic and you really can’t do much here if your contact is just limited to social media interaction. @zombiex8

Peaceful · F

Depressed people are depleted. Look at the word...Deep Rest.

Not sure what's going on with the person you care about, but they need to do more for themselves that remind them of the wonderful person that they are.

SW-User

Listen and be positive

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SW-User

@SW-User Sadly, positive thinking does not work. If so, those who are depressed would simply be able to "snap out of it." It does not work that way. Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Also, depression isn't sadness that happens from time to time. Depression is a flatness of feeling and a complete lack of interest and motivation in life that interferes with being able to do day to day tasks and which lasts more than 6 months.

SW-User

@SW-User i never said depression is sadness. Lack of positivity leads to depression.

SW-User

@SW-User You said: "We all get sad and disappointed from time to time nobody is happy fully."

Again, depression is not due to lack of positivity. It due to a chemical imbalance in the brain. Low levels of serotonin. Have you ever had depression? Not sadness, not feeling low, but real depression? It is an REAL illness, not simply a passing state of mind.

SW-User

Yes, I spent a year suffering from severe depression. The ONLY thing that helped me were meds.

Ryanoliver2011 · 26-30, M

I give up. how?

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