The most helpful things you can do are simple: stay close, listen without rushing to fix, and make it easier for them to get real treatment. You cannot cure someone's depression, and you were never supposed to. Mayo Clinic puts it plainly: you cannot fix another person's depression, but your support and understanding can help. Your job is to be steady, not to be the treatment.
The most helpful things you can do are simple: stay close, listen without rushing to fix, and make it easier for them to get real treatment. You cannot cure someone's depression, and you were never supposed to. Mayo Clinic puts it plainly: you cannot fix another person's depression, but your support and understanding can help. Your job is to be steady, not to be the treatment.
