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People with depression can be very challenging to be around, even for the most loving and well-intentioned person. Since these disorders hijack people’s thinking patterns, their ongoing negativity and pessimism can be hard to deal with. Progress can also be very slow for someone with depression. Even with professional help, it may take weeks or months to show improvement, so great patience is required.
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Depression: Saying "Be Positive" Doesn't Help
If you’ve never experienced clinical depression, it is hard to understand what it is like. Well-intentioned people will say things like, “just think positive,” or “just snap out of it.” Though they may not say it out loud, some people think a person with depression is just being lazy, or just try...
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Understanding Clinical Depression
- Depression is the second most common mental health issue (behind anxiety) and affects almost all human beings on the planet.
- Everyone has ups and downs, but clinical depression is debilitating, affecting the ability to do even the most simple daily tasks.
- Serious depression l...
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What You Can Do to Help
- Encourage them to seek professional help: Since depression makes people think things will never get better, they often don't bother to seek help.
- Help them get moving: The most important thing in the treatment of depression is "behavioural activation," which basically means to get mo...
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