If you know someone with a depressive disorder, they may well need your help! While they will probably never request help, they might need it.
For someone who has never suffered from depression it can be very hard to understand. Numerous people still look at somebody with depression as a whiner and frequently wonder 'what have they got to be depressed about'.
Whether a person actually seems to have something to be depressed about or not is entirely beside the point. For somebody suffering from never-ending depression, the illness is part of their life even though they might not appear to have anything overly traumatic happening in their life at the particular time.
This is really tough to comprehend if you have never suffered from depressive disorder. It might feel like this person is forever down and you don't really want to be near them anymore. Though, this is when they need you around the most.
For someone suffering from a depressive disorder, they often lose interest in social activities and just want to stay home and 'mope'. This feeling is extremely hard to overcome. When you have a chemical imbalance within your brain created by continual depression, it is especially hard to reverse that imbalance. Due to this imbalance there is a lot of harmful energy in the body and the more harmful energy there is, the more powerful the harmful energy becomes.
It's like a vicious circle. Negativity breeds negativity. This is why whilst you are in a sadness that deep-rooted it is incredibly difficult to get out of. You tend to think negative feelings all day and find it awfully hard to get those thoughts out of your head.
So although a person with depressive disorder may not desire to be social, it is imperative to continue encouraging them to be social. Ask them out with you to a show or dinner or just drop around for coffee.
Be there to listen to them if they need someone to speak to. At the same time attempt to remain happy yourself to provide that cheery or positive vibe that may well just raise their spirits that little bit.
Encourage them to be positive and to try and think positively. Pay attention to what they need to say and then try to show them how to perhaps look at that circumstance in a different way. Every situation can be regarded in different ways and the way you look at things can make a big difference to the outcome of how you feel about it.
People with a depressive disorder constantly tend to look at things in the most pessimistic way so if they can be shown a new way to look at a circumstance this can be a vast help in making them feel more positive.
The worst thing you can do for a friend that suffers from a depressive disorder is to walk away and leave them to it', to decide not to be their friend for the reason that they are often so negative.
Try to keep in mind this is when they need you the most. By walking away, their depression could become worse.
Remember - a friend in need is a friend indeed.
For someone who has never suffered from depression it can be very hard to understand. Numerous people still look at somebody with depression as a whiner and frequently wonder 'what have they got to be depressed about'.
Whether a person actually seems to have something to be depressed about or not is entirely beside the point. For somebody suffering from never-ending depression, the illness is part of their life even though they might not appear to have anything overly traumatic happening in their life at the particular time.
This is really tough to comprehend if you have never suffered from depressive disorder. It might feel like this person is forever down and you don't really want to be near them anymore. Though, this is when they need you around the most.
For someone suffering from a depressive disorder, they often lose interest in social activities and just want to stay home and 'mope'. This feeling is extremely hard to overcome. When you have a chemical imbalance within your brain created by continual depression, it is especially hard to reverse that imbalance. Due to this imbalance there is a lot of harmful energy in the body and the more harmful energy there is, the more powerful the harmful energy becomes.
It's like a vicious circle. Negativity breeds negativity. This is why whilst you are in a sadness that deep-rooted it is incredibly difficult to get out of. You tend to think negative feelings all day and find it awfully hard to get those thoughts out of your head.
So although a person with depressive disorder may not desire to be social, it is imperative to continue encouraging them to be social. Ask them out with you to a show or dinner or just drop around for coffee.
Be there to listen to them if they need someone to speak to. At the same time attempt to remain happy yourself to provide that cheery or positive vibe that may well just raise their spirits that little bit.
Encourage them to be positive and to try and think positively. Pay attention to what they need to say and then try to show them how to perhaps look at that circumstance in a different way. Every situation can be regarded in different ways and the way you look at things can make a big difference to the outcome of how you feel about it.
People with a depressive disorder constantly tend to look at things in the most pessimistic way so if they can be shown a new way to look at a circumstance this can be a vast help in making them feel more positive.
The worst thing you can do for a friend that suffers from a depressive disorder is to walk away and leave them to it', to decide not to be their friend for the reason that they are often so negative.
Try to keep in mind this is when they need you the most. By walking away, their depression could become worse.
Remember - a friend in need is a friend indeed.