Depression?!
Question:
Depression?
my boyfriend seems to have this depressing feeling sometimes...
he says he's not in the mood to do anything...
when i ask him what's wrong, his answer
is always like " i dunno how to explain."
this doesn't happen every day.... once or
maybe twice a month.
Anything I can do??
Should i leave him alone???
Answers:
In psychiatric nursing, nurses deal with depressed clients by simply being there for them. They do "active friendliness" which means they assert for the client. Well, I'm not saying you treat your boyfriend like a mentally ill client because he has not met (and I hope he doesn't) the diagnostic criteria for depression or a depressive disorder. Just be there for him. Understand him. During the periods when he is depressed, you may wanna be a tad bit more selfless and just focus on him and his needs.
God bless you both!