The best thing that we could do for a depressed person is to be always there for them, whenever they need. You don't need to make them smile or cry. Don't force them to do happy things or unhappy things. Since we actually don't know what that depressed person might be going through. Make sure you are always going to be their side no matter what. Th...... 1 reply
I struggled with depression for quite some time. I also found it easier to talk to strangers. I think it's a good idea to find professional help, if only to have that stranger to talk to. What helped me personaly is really tight shedule. I had to have things to do and I had to be obliged to do them. With depression it's hard to talk about hobbys be...... 1 reply
I don't know if I can give much help since when I was diagnosed with depression it had something to do with my toxic school environment, so for me a change of scenery or a change of environment worked, we moved houses and I slowly developed a new friends and met new people creating a better and stronger support system. This doesn't always work sinc...... 1 reply
There’s this mobile app called Woebot which is basically a therapy chatbot that will check up on you every day for 2 weeks to help you deal with depression. According to an article from Business Insider, “Woebot is an artificially intelligent chatbot that uses the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT — one of the most heavily re...... reply
I'll admit that I was depressed when I was 10. Scuicidal stuff was going through my head, a whole lot of drama, and I wanted to escape it. Since I'm not so brainy I kind of just waited through it. But I advise you to define your problems and see how to fix them. My depression lasted two years but what made me feel better was getting better grades a...... 2 reply
If you don't understand, don't lend sympathy because that's worse than saying nothing.
Get him a therapist, someone is supposed to nudge him in the right direction so he discovers how to climb out of the hole himself, no one can get anyone out of depression, the person has to do the work themselves. Trust me as a teenager who's going through seve...... reply