How to Help a Loved One Fight Depression: Some Helpful Tips
A person who is facing depression needs support.
In this case, relatives should pay special attention to his feelings and experiences. They should not be devalued.
In addition, you should not ask to “cheer up” or “not think about it”, because this will definitely not help to eliminate helplessness, apathy and melancholy, but can only ruin the relationship.
It is also forbidden to criticize a person in such a state, to tell him that “there is no depression.”
If you forget about such simple rules, you can make the situation worse and make your friend or relative feel additional guilt.
Psychiatrist Pavel Beschatnov spoke about what other actions should be taken, Gazeta.Ru reports.
It is important to show universal empathy, as to a person who has encountered such a disease. But you should not take responsibility for his life or solve other people's problems.
It is necessary to show support, to lend a helping hand when needed.
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