What to do when someone you know is depressed?

[okeyraka]

alam na..tagay tagay..ehehe

[ashira]

Depression is a serious condition. Don’t underestimate the seriousness of depression. Depression drains a person’s energy, optimism, and motivation. Your depressed loved one can’t just “snap out of it” by sheer force of will.

The symptoms of depression aren’t personal. Depression makes it difficult for a person to connect on a deep emotional level with anyone, even the people he or she loves most. In addition, depressed people often say hurtful things and lash out in anger. Remember that this is the depression talking, not your loved one, so try not to take it personally.

Hiding the problem won’t make it go away. Don’t be an enabler. It doesn’t help anyone involved if you are making excuses, covering up the problem, or lying for a friend or family member who is depressed. In fact, this may keep the depressed person from seeking treatment.

[ashira]

Sometimes it is hard to know what to say or where to start when speaking to a loved one about depression. You might fear that if you bring up your worries he or she will get angry, feel insulted, or ignore your concerns.

ways to start the conversation:
**I have been feeling concerned about you lately.
**Recently, I have noticed some differences in you and wondered how you are doing.
**I wanted to check in with you because you have seemed pretty down lately.

[PseudoSurgeon]

Lend an ear... LISTEN... LISTEN... LISTEN...

[doi]

get wasted together...

[kemalzeppy]

parehas sa shrek, just give the person a pat in the back, heheh

[SixSleeve]

stay on her side and listen to her problems para mavent out...

[chocofudge]

Sometimes in cases like these i
just let them do all the talking
and just listened, i just
let them verbalized everything,
para ma release ilang tension rather
than suppressing it. In that way mogaan
ilang paminaw.

[slabs17]

ako ra siya papilion....

Red Horse or Pisi

[annerhexian]

if all those rules of actions are not enough.

LET GO, before you, yourselves be in a cobwebs of depressions.

After-all, its his/her life and not yours.
Its really up to her on how to do it.
Let that person learned life in a hard way.

Ayaw kalimot, kita mismo naa sad ta own monsters
in the closet, bsta dili naka kasabot jud sa eya depression.

Dili na ekaw mo solbad or maminaw ana.
Naa sya own obligation sa eya self.

Kadako na niyang kabaw.
ayaw ebaby

Just like what NIKE said, "JUST DO IT!"

Been there - done that!