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this together is there anyone in your
life who you think may be struggling
with depression or perhaps that person
is you if so you've likely seen how it
complicates daily life and how it not
only affects the depressed but also
everyone around them it's emotionally
painful to see someone you love in so
much pain but you're not sure how to
help them relationships aren't easy so
loving someone with a mental health
diagnosis can be even more of a
challenge they tend to talk themselves
down and wallow in their feelings of
self-hatred and hopelessness convinced
that they're undeserving of love
depression builds walls around people
letting a lot of emotional distance
between you and your loved one yet you
continue to reach out and support them
you do it because you're connected to
them and you love them after all one of
the most beautiful and powerful things
in life is true human connection
nurturing it can help you find happiness
even in the darkest of times and it will
help you restore what depression has
taken away so let's go through seven
reasons to love someone with depression
one they're stronger than most when was
the last time you were in any sort of
heated conflict physical or verbal
now imagine that energy expenditure but
inside your head and it never ends
fighting depression is a constant battle
with your own mind with the weapons of
loneliness emptiness and hopelessness
being used against the sufferer you can
imagine that whoever has fought against
depression is likely one of the
strongest most resilient individuals you
know sometimes they don't win and the
amount of courage and determination
required to get back up is tremendous -
their depression does not define them of
utmost importance you are loving a
person not a diagnosis although this
person has a mental illness this does
not define who they are and does not
indicate a foregone conclusion some of
the greatest individuals in history such
Abraham Lincoln Winston Churchill and
Georgia O'Keeffe struggled with
depression for much of their lives
despite this they rose above it all and
made their lives mean something more
three they're more understanding people
who have depression become more
understanding and empathetic to the
suffering of others they know how it
feels like to be shunned and ignored by
others due to the stigma behind mental
illness because of this they tend to be
more open minded and non-judgmental it's
easy to let yourself be emotionally
vulnerable with them because they can
easily empathize with whatever it is you
may be feeling and they'll likely
understand your point of view better
than others or they're more honest
depression has the tendency to make
those who suffer from it more brutally
honest just as they understand what it's
like to be shunned they also understand
what it's like to have their time wasted
and feelings hurt by fake niceties and
false promises you can always trust them
to tell you the truth no matter how ugly
or painful it may be they don't usually
have any ulterior motives behind their
words or their actions because they put
a lot of value in a person's sincerity
and straightforwardness five they're
quite appreciative we know you might
think that wall doesn't seem like they
care about anything I do for them yeah
there is a wall however those with
depression don't really want to be left
all alone they value and are grateful
for those who stay by their side making
that effort to connect and reach out but
they don't want to burden you by seeming
like they need it too much they're very
appreciative
they're just trying not to be creepy
about it six they're good listeners
someone who's depressed tends to feel
lonely and misunderstood so they go out
of their way to ensure that their loved
ones don't feel that way they want you
to know that you are heard and accepted
they know how amazing it can feel to
have someone get you so they're eager to
return any empathy and support others
have shown them and any way they can
usually by listening and seven they're
deep thinkers many recent studies have
observed a link between overthinking and
depressed
there are quite a few upsides to being a
deep thinker such as being perceptive
intuitive and insightful about life I'm
sure you've heard the contemplation what
is the meaning of life that mindset is
very much what the depressed person
contemplates as finding meaning gives
them hope and purpose to give a simple
analogy a flower blooms the most
beautiful and vibrant when given proper
support and care people are the same way
those with mental illnesses are still
people although it can feel like an
uphill battle much of the time
encouragement understanding and simply
being there to help them through the
suffering goes a long way to helping
that flower bloom did any of these
points speak to you how are you thinking
you might change your approach to others
or yourself if you're suffering from
depression did you find these points
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