How to deal with a depressed person

By M.Farouk Radwan, MSc.

The depressed person needs special care

Depression is not an emotion that is easy to handle. It steals the person's energy ,makes him feel bad and can ruin his life. When people become depressed they require special kind of treatment in order to recover faster.

In this article i will tell you how you can deal with depressed people so that you can help them feel better.

How to deal with a depressed person

The following are few steps that you can do in order to deal with a depressed person, I know that sometimes you may not be able to do them all but try to do as many of them as you can in order to help that person feel better:

  • Don’t load him with additional problems: the depressed person have got enough problems and he may not be able to handle any more problems. Do your best to only deliver him the good news until he recovers.
  • Never stress him: when a depressed person is stressed he may withdraw silently to his room then start crying. Although crying is healthy still this additional stress is harmful to a depressed person so do your best not to put additional stress on him
  • don’t assign him extra work: Its even preferred that you don’t ask him to do any task, however if its something essential then don’t overload him and let him do what he can do without being demanding.
  • the most important point, care for him: nurturing and caring for the depressed person is one of the best things you can do to help him. Depressed people may recover faster if they were surrounded by loving and caring people.
  • Be supportive: Studies have shown that depressed people who receive more support from friends and relatives recover faster from depression that those who don't get the same level of support
  • Help him know more about depression: Educating a person about depression is always a good thing to do to help him recover from it. If the person is too depressed to read or watch a program then read for him or summarize the points you learned
  • Let him move: A short walk can provide a great relief to depressed people. The problem with depression is that it forces the person to stay at home or even in bed. That's why you need to encourage that person and to motivate him to move

How to help a depressed person

In my book, The ultimate guide to getting over depression i said that ignoring problems instead of trying to solve them can result in depression. As soon as the person starts to solve his problems his depression will ease provided that he targets the correct ones.

If a friend of yours or a close relative is suffering from depression then you can help him by allowing him to address his real problems then helping him write a plan to deal with them. As soon as he starts following the plan he will feel much better and his depression may disappear.

If you can help that person follow the plan and even follow up with him until he reaches his goals then you will be doing the best thing to help him get rid of his depression.

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