Learn more about depression and how you can help a family member or friend dealing with mental illness.
I don't know how to help him and I don't know what to do. I feel like being strong for him is just not enough, and I can't quite convince him that counseling may do some good. It seems to me that, recently, he has been feeling even worse about himself, to the point where ...
Form my point of view, online games are wonderful entertainment if you play them in a clever way. When they interfere too much with your study, it is better for you to give them up at once, but if you have enough self control over them, you can certainly obtain real pleasure and ...
just their ability. So in spite of what you might think, talking to friends and family living with depression can be really easy and maybe even fun. Not, like, Facebook-selfie-with-Lady-Gaga- at-an-underground-party fun -- I'm talking about the kind of fun where people enjoy each ot...
It can help to fend off awkward or unsympathetic comments if you can share the bigger picture and facts about depression.Try talk therapy. One of the most helpful solutions for your depression is meeting with a mental health therapist for psychotherapy. There are a range of psychothera 19、py...
What does matter, though, are the scars this taunting left. I’ve never really regained my confidence after them. I’m not sure I can, and they cause me to be hard with myself, leading to anxious and depressed thinking. Maybe it was the bullying that really fed my depression and anxie...
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It's not hard science, but I worked with a lot people I know who've lived with depression to refine these suggestions. First up, some things you might want to avoid -- some "don'ts." One of the most off-putting things you can say is, "Just get over it." Great idea -- love...
Once you make a plan to support your friend, be sure to stick with it. It’s better to only make promises of support you can keep, than to promise a lot of support or time together that you won’t be able to give. Studies show thatfollowing upwith people who are suicidal canreduce...
Marianne A. of Orem, Utah, admits to “a lot of self-loathing” because of how her depression affects her husband of 17 years. “Sometimes I wondered why he wanted to stay with me because I can’t do anything, I can’t give you anything, I’m just a burden,” she says of that...