How to support someone who is struggling with depression #depression #mentalhealth
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I wish anyone at all would do this for me.
This is exactly what helped me during some of my darker times. Thank you for the great videos!
Oooooh you are good.
man you good
What if they don’t want you to come by?
Thanks, I needed this.
My problem is… How often do I check on them? I don't want to hover or overstep. What if they don't want to talk about it?
Hi I’m 10 years old and I hate my stomach ca; you help me with this plz
I've been trying to find a therapists for over 6 months and I called yesterday hopefully they will call my dad so my dad can get me to see someone
I don’t have that support system sadly
What if you are doing all the thinking alone?
Is this woman a jab supporter and COVID propagandist, or why does she have that YouTube "reward" stuck below her profile? That's a red flag.
I love this! “Listen to learn”… not FIX! That’s beautiful! Thank you Katie for the support and always educational and kind content!
Kati Morton you are a life saver.
edit: no pressure though😂
thank you for the insights! also, if you know the person well enough you can bring them gifts and things they like or cook for/with them 🙂 and other caring like massages or other healing arts can be very soothing and allow for emotions to exist and pass away or be distracted from them. ✌️
YES to this!
I wish my friends would watch this.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I have been on both sides, I had someone in my life and I am someone struggling with chronic depression. Often I made the mistake of trying to fix them or telling them what to do and I regret that. The same thing often happened to me as well, maybe I was conditioned that way, it is still no excuse. I tried to do the right thing eventually, but I still lost contact with them while I was nearby and eventually I just left😢 I feel horrible.
And don't tell them you've known a lot of people with depression and none of them have acted like them
Ms. Kati trying out for one of those Angel jobs in the next one.
Getting out in the world definitely helps with depression😉👍
Once I was really struggling and talking with a friend I told her what I was going through. She offered to come and visit me, I said no thank you cause I wanted to be alone. She said she didn’t care if I wanted her to come or not that she was coming anyway. She stayed at my house for two days…she kept giving me advice on what to do and not to do, I felt like a 5 year old that had to be taught how to handle life…I thanked her for making the trip and caring about me but honestly in the end I didn’t know what to think about it…I felt terrible to have those feelings after she was so nice to me
A quarter teaspoon of nutmeg is helpful too.
Thank you, Kati. This reminds me of: Telling a depressed person to feel happy is like telling a deaf person to listen harder. -San Antonio, Texas
Nobody checks in on me except my mom who is far away 😢
I believe there is a bog need to educate about ' do not try to fix, what ate fixing statements, etc. Also clear definitions of what ate validating statements. And the power of I symtatenents & why they ate healthy. Most people can not go 5 min without trying to fix the other person.
Thank you So Much this will be helpful to me with my loved one ❤
Purple is definitely your colour
I once tried to check in on somebody and he got angry and started saying that I was making things up and that he gets exhausted when he has to prove that he is alright. But when I stopped trying, he started wondering why. 🤷
Such helpful advice. Thanks Katie! ❤👏
Thank you
Ask them if they are taking their meds.
How can I support someone whom I absolutely adore but they often trigger my own depression and anxiety due to their negative/fatalistic comments?
You can always tell them to test for D3 level.
I thought my adult sister was struggling with depression but she was following in my dads steps but he was abuse and will call police on a daughter like me for being a minor and smashing a vase and threatening to stab me
How do you help a depressed friend when you, yourself, are totally burned out to the point that all of these suggestions sound impossibly exhausting? 😞
There's no one getting me help I can't afford therapy I hate the public system I got no family I don't know
My husband has depression. I have been with him for years. He knows there is a problem. He recognizes the need for help but doesn’t want to do anything for it. I am out of ammunition 🥲 . I am close to giving up now. It’s so difficult trying to help someone who refuses to help himself.
What if you know someone that's in their room all day in the dark they don't want to come out maybe to eat you've tried to help them clean their room maybe that would help them to be less depressed you've tried to talk with them and just listen to them but they're still in that room
Don't leave them face it alone
She won't open the door though…
My imaginaty friend is seeing this with me!!
Depression can be overwhelming, but it's important to remember that you are not alone. There is hope and support available. 💛
I’ve been depressed for over 25 years and the worst part is that every one just leaves because they don’t know how to help.
I’m not really depressed as much anymore since I started celebrate recovery at various churches in the area and by using the app.
Finding people who knew how to help me was huge.
❤❤❤❤❤
Im depressed but i can still tell your pretty!