How To Let Someone With Depression Know You Care. When someone is depressed they often feel all alone. Let them know you care and are there to listen.
Depression is a chronic medical condition that is different from everyday sadness. Encourage the depressed person to talk about their feelings and be willing to listen without judgment. The first step to talking to someone with depression is acknowledging its real.
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If someone is struggling you might feel like you should take care of everything for them. Think about how you would feel if you were coping with symptoms of depression and how you would want friends to react. For example avoid phrases like Everyone feels down sometimes. Depressed people tend to withdraw from others and isolate themselves.