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6 Answers
Ducky
Best answer!
Best to be gentle but firm. Let's go for a walk. Let's go out for lunch. Let's go to a movie. Depressed people do the opposite to what they should be doing. They will stay home, locked away alone, not answer the telephone or the door etc. To get the person outside of their environment, is the most that you can do for them. They may also need some counselling. Keep in mind, that depressed people often will not listen to your advice because they feel awful and completely hopeless. Try to give assurance that the person is valuable in your eyes. Good luck.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
jhharlan
sunnyB
Yes as most people have said, listen to them, and then try and help them to feel more positive about themselves, point out the things that they should be proud of or pleased about.And if you can get to the root of their problem, try and help them deal with it.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
Bob/PKB
"You seem upset. If you would like a listening ear, I've got two."
| 10 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
mycatsmom
Ducky is right; and so is jh.
My friend, Carol seemed depressed. So I said, " Are you depressed " ? and she said " I think I was born depressed " So, ask them if they want to talk about it. And when they tell you their problems,first reflect back to them what they said, adn then try to offer them alternatives And like Ducky said, they need to go out and get moving ,b/c a lot of them will sit and read or watch TV or drink and all of the above. .
| 10 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
lashone
pray and ask god for help
| 10 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
It annoys me that anyone is told to just pray away their woes. We need to be proactive in our lives. Faith and prayer can guide us, but ya can't just sit on yer butt waiting for your ship to come in.
