Understanding depression, which in the age of anxiety is threatening to become as prevalent as the common cold, and exploring avenues to fight this dehumanizing infection
HOW YOU CAN HELP A DEPRESSED PERSON
• Acknowledge his feelings without trivializing them• Don't blame him for his morbidity and inability to do normal chores
• Give him support and unconditional love and care
• Encourage him to indulge in activities he enjoys
• Appreciate whatever efforts he makes to fight his depression
• Highlight his achievements and efforts
• Make him talk and learn to listen to him
• If his depression has an immediate cause, help him find ways out of it
• Without forcing any expectations, try to create a daily routine for him
• Defend him before strangers even if you know he is wrong and gently explain the facts later when you are alone with him
• If he talks of suicide, take him seriously and try to talk him If he talks of suicide, take him seriously and try to talk him out of it.
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