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You’ve
got a friend
It
takes a lot of tolerance, love and understanding to support
a depressed friend. There needs to bo a very strong commitment
to the friendship for it to survive the long months ahead.
There will be times when you feel that nothing you are doing
is in the slightest bit helpful, that nothing you say seems
to be making a difference.
Try
to find something physical to do that requires no mental energy,
for example going to a movie, gardening, stroking your pet,
or walking through the park throwing stale bread at few unsuspecting
ducks.
You're
trying so hard to be understanding and yet at times you don't
feel as if you are getting through. You question whether what
you are doing is for the best.
Through the use of interviews with my own friends who had
to cope with my depression, the reader finds words of wisdom
and practical advice on how best to help a depressed friend.
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