How can you deal with someone who is suffering from depression?

Answer 1

1. Interact with a lot of energy and enthusiasm

2. Take the person out

3. Introduce him/her to lots of people who he/she hasn't met before

4. Suggest doing lot of work out

5. Suggest getting a daily walk in the sunlight

Answer 2

* By advising medical treatment, offer help in getting a medical appointment - someone who is depressed has a hard time taking the first step or may not realize the importance of getting the help they need - but they need to do it for themselves. If you try to talk to someone who is depressed and you have never have experienced depression yourself - my experience is they say all the wrong things or give wrong advise. A depressed person needs help by someone who has knowledge of depression and knows what it really feels like. If you've never been depressed, you have no idea

* Talk to them about it. If they don't want to, leave them alone but offer them someone to talk to if they need to. Also, try to keep them busy by taking them out to do fun stuff because most of the time people who are depressed feel alone and like no one cares about them. If they are cutting or talking about suicide, you need to let them know that there are other ways out, like poetry. I am depressed but I turned my life around by not drinking and doing drugs because I realized that that was never the way out. And now I'm happy with my life and have no reasons to cut or talk about suicide. So just talk to them about it and see what they say, be their support system.

== == * 1) Study about depression. Go to good sources such as NHI or some hospital websites to find out what it's like to be depressed and what it's like to suffer clinical depression. 2) Be there for them. Someone's presence (when there is trust and love) is helpful even they are not talking to you or showing they appreciate. 3)Express precisely how you care about them - Sit down, look at their eyes, and say "I care so much about you, and I am worried that you seem to be having rough days/weeks". 4) Be patient.

* Depression makes people not to want to talk to anyone or feel defensive when help is suggested. Let them know it hurts you to see them depressed and that you spent time educating yourself about depression before talk to them.

Answer 3

You should probably talk to them about getting an appointment with their family Doctor Who can proscribe a prescription if needed. And with me, I find it helpful if people write me letters, so you could probably write them a nice letter showing them how much they mean to you and how much you care. It really helps the person to know that they are loved. Also, don't put them down, try to be there for them, and just love them.

Answer 4

Dealing with a mentally ill loved one can be tough. Here are some things you need to know:

• You are powerless before this illness. Ultimately, the responsibility for your loved one rests in their own hands. If they should choose to commit suicide at some point, you must understand that you are not responsible for their actions.
• You cannot change the person's mood. Trying to "talk them out of" a bad mood is the worst thing you could try - depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, and your loved one cannot make his or her brain suddenly change.
• Things you should NEVER say to a depressed person - "I know just how you feel" (No, unless you also suffer from clinical depression, no, you don't); "Snap out of it" (By all that's holy, don't you think I would if it was possible?); "You just need to get over it" ("OK - you get over that ridiculous need for air you've got there)
• Things you SHOULD say to a depressed person: "I am here for you, even if you just want to sit without talking," "I can see how hard this is, and I am proud of you for keeping on," "I care about you," "What do you need that I can do?"
• Don't micro-manage. I know depression is scary, but you can go overboard watching and get to the point where every sigh or frown seems like a signal that your loved one is out of control. Allow them to have normal moods, and only say something if their mood gets to the point of interfering with their life again.
  

Answer 5

They can give them advice and help talk about their problems and help them to know why they have depression, how to deal with it, what to do if considering suicide and all types of subjects like that to help them overcome it or have a better deal on their depression so they can live a happy life, with the help of mediciation if needed.

Answer 6

The worst thing you could do is leave them in my book. If I felt like I had nobody, even though there was, then they left; well that is just the signal to kill yourself in a depressed person's eyes. if you dont like their attitude take them to a therapist; you might not agree but just talking it out can help, or buy them a notebook to write their thoughts. get them into activities to get their mind off the bad things and to make new friends. Hope this helps, and keep your chin high; or whatever they say.

Answer 7

That's very hard to do, unless you are a qualified doctor (which I assume you are not).

However having been on both sides myself, I suggest the best thing you might be able to do is listen to them without contradicting them, what they say may not appear to make any sense to you and can sometimes be disturbing but it feels very real to them. But sometimes just telling ones thoughts to someone else without feeling its necessary to censor them, helps a person sort out their own thinking.

Answer 8

Yes, with professional help. You have to help them understand that depression requires professional help for alleviation, then help them find a comfortable place for treatment.