How do you help a friend with depression?!


Question: I am 14. My friend gets very depressed. She was never diagnosed with depression, but she gets very depressed at least once or twice a week. Im not sure if she is really depressed or if she just wants attention. When she gets depressed, I try to be very positive and optimistic as I can around her. I try getting her to laugh by telling her funny jokes, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know how to help a friend with depression?


Answers: I am 14. My friend gets very depressed. She was never diagnosed with depression, but she gets very depressed at least once or twice a week. Im not sure if she is really depressed or if she just wants attention. When she gets depressed, I try to be very positive and optimistic as I can around her. I try getting her to laugh by telling her funny jokes, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know how to help a friend with depression?

Right Lemme' give you the low down (:

1: Thanks for bothering to ask for help on how to help someone else that needs your help and acknowledging ( sp?) it.
2: Even if it is for attention, she still must have a problem, Nobody should crave that much attention, the frequently without having a problem.
3: Okay, it's nice that your trying yo make her laugh alot, but thats not what she always needs, it helps for about 10 minutes but then everything comes back.
talking is a massive helper, nobody said it would cure anybody, but once you've shared a problem it's a problem halfed. Remeber your friend will have to trust you before she may tell you everything, so never tell ANYONE, ANYTHING she has told you, because then you will be breaking your trust with each other. ( obvuisly she will do this in return and won't tell anyone your problems )
4: Thanks for being such a good person. We need more people like you. (:

Instead of trying to cheer her up, just let her know that she can talk to you about what's making her so sad. And if she does, then be a really good listener.

Stay with her give her something to talk about and keep her away from pills and knives please. that is if you value her life

Simpel:be there for your friend and show that you care!

Hi
Mabi shes lonley. If she doesn't have a lot of friends then mabi you should invite her to your house more. Or instead of trying to make her laugh just ask her y shes so upset. It might be something that you can help her with!!!
Hope it helps ^_^

Just be a good friend. Don't treat her any differently because she is depressed. Just let her know that it is okay for her to be upset and that you are there for her anytime she needs you. Don't treat her like some sort of mental patient or like she is diseased, this will probably make things worse. Just treat her like a good friend would and make sure she knows that whenever she's ready to talk you will be there to listen.

listen to her maybe thats all she needs, try and be surportive but dont let it become your problem , maybe you sould tell her to go to the doctors thats the only help that will work i left it 8 years before going but now it starting to help you have to take the rough with the smooth im afraid.

listen to her. make sure she knows your there for her and that you care.





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