How do you pull someone out of depression?

@NativePortlander1970 thank ya🤗❤️

Im very sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine.

I'm great at using humor to make the entire world happy.

@LilPrincess (((((HUGS))))) You're so very welcome Dearest Friend, and Thank You so very much as well too 🤗❤️ One thing I noticed when I used to watch A&E Biography religiously in the 90's was that a common thing among comedians are that most of them grew up depressed and in broken homes, they used humor to cope and found happiness in making others laugh, it became our talent.

@NativePortlander1970 you're welcome 🤗❤️

I noticed that too. Sadly I didn't have a broken home just I was broken. My dad was very funny and could have been a comedian himself but depression finally won.

@HootyTheNightOwl they refuse to talk when depressed

@sstronaut The only other thing you can do is to sit with them quietly and allow them to deal with whatever is going on by themselves... but be sure that they know that you are there if they want to talk.

I like to be a "fixer", too, but there's no other way to reach someone after they close the world out.

@GuyWithOpinions Seems like it, yeah. But dang it, it's really hard to wait sometimes.