Should I tell my best friend about my depression?
Should I tell my best friend about my depression?Try to choose wisely. Those who seem to be capable of being understanding, and from whom you hope to receive emotional support might be worth the risk. Depression afflicts somewhere between 1 out of every 4 or 5 people in their lifetime. So chances are good that your best friend has experienced it. Even if your friend seems somewhat wary at first, part of a good, close relationship is to be able to have open lines of communications and be able to work through these bumps in the relationship.Some people will simply be not capable of being nonjudgmental, or supportive in the way that you need. Based on prior conversations with your friend, if you get this vibe, you may not want to disclose. Just because s/he doesn’t have the capacity to understand doesn’t mean that she/he is bad, worthless person or friend. She may be meeting other very important social needs of yours.Trust your intuition, you’ll make the right choice. There will always be risk in being vulnerable to others. But it’s part of living courageously, fully, and authentically. I tend to agree with other answers given: if you trusted her/him as close enough to disclose to and s/he is surprisingly nasty about it, then s/he is very unlikely to be worth your time.Namaste.
Help, my friend is depressed!?
My best friend is depressed. Her dad is always away and her mom is always shouting at her for no apparent reason. She feels really alone and thinks no one cares about her. But that's not true. I care about her a lot. And all I want is for her to be happy. I also know that she does have a lot of good friends that care and will support her, but she refuses to believe that. We recently got into a fight (I accidentally hurt her feelings) so now that makes her feel even more like no one cares. I apologized and told her that i was wrong to hurt her feelings and i didn't ever mean to hurt her. I've begged for her forgiveness and told her I would do anything for her to forgive me but she still won't. So now she's depressed and hates me. I don't what to do! I care about her so much and love her. And I want her to be happy. She just feels really alone. I've tried supporting her and telling her that i'm there for her. I've told her that I'm willing to listen to anything she has to say, and I'll always be there for her, but because we had the argument, it doesn't seem to work. I've also told her that she's not alone and there are people that care about her and will support her but she won't listen. I don't know what to do! Please help!
My "Best Friend" blaming me for her depression?
You are a bit insensitive. The Debby downer part was insulting. And you don't know what it's like to be depressed. But she has absolutely no right to blame her depression on you. She is being a bit outrageous. The thing is depression can do that to people. My sister is depressed and if something doesn't go her way, she flips out. But, I have to say, I don't really think she's depressed. My sister never goes on and on about how depressed she is, she tries to deal with it. People with depression don't complain about it on and on. She just wants attention. Say to her, "either take some meds, or don't talk to me. Because you have no right to blame your depression on me, and if I am really the problem, then it's better for both of us if I leave you." But she really doesn't have control over herself. That's what depression can do, if she really does have it. I hope I helped!
My best friend is moving away. Depression?
I've known him ever since kindergarten. When he told me he was moving away, I did cry. I'm in high school, and I'm a guy. But ever since he told me, I've excelled in every sport and all academics. I randomly think of music, art, and poetry. I never knew I could create things like that. But I don't remember half of what I'm doing. It always feels like I'm dreaming. I don't respond when people talk to me many times, and my eyes are blurry and usually watery. I'm clumsier than usual, and I run in to walls a lot. I don't know if I'm depressed because it's not continuous. I have "gloomy spells" every week. Am I depressed? And what should I do? (Talking to someone doesn't really help. I've tried.)
My best friend just left for college and I am depressed. What should I do?
So me and my best friend are inseparable. We are always doing everything together and we come in a pair. She is going to college in new york city while I am still in boston.Even though its 4 hours away its pretty far. I am still just a senior in high school and feel like i have no friends since all of my friends were seniors, but she was my best friend. I am afraid that she's going to make a new best friend since in college everyone seems to make great friends. I don't care if she makes new friends since that is normal, but I don't want to be forgotten. Its only been a few days and I can't stop crying every day. We try to keep in contact on skype, but I feel like it won't be the same. Anyways, I'm basically a mess and I don't know how to cope with this, because I don't want to make new best friends to replace her. It just sucks