HOW TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS DEPRESSED

YES I HAVE COPIED THIS FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S BLOG, WHO WAS KIND AND GENERIOUS ENOUGH TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH EVERYONE.....WHO CAN TAKE A LITTLE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE TO READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT MESSEGE AND ADVICE THAT I WILL ALSO LIKE TO SHARE AND MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF;.....[.AS I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE SUFFERING FROM THIS TERRIBLE ILLNESS, FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGHTOUT MY LIFE, NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT!....ONLY SOMETIMES ITS OKAY, NOT SO BAD AND SOMETIMES VERY BAD...BUT THIS TIME HAPPENS TO BE THE WORST! ] WHY AM I BOTHERING WITH THIS? BECAUSE......I CARE! BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE IN THIS MISERABLE AWFUL STATE....., AND IF I CAN MAKE EVEN ONE PERSON WHO IS NOT FAMILIER WITH THIS ILLNESS OR HOW TO GO ABOUT IT....[AS MANY IN MY COUNTRY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO ETC ETC...SOME OUT OF SOCILA TABOOS AND FEAR OF BEING TERMED AS A 'MAD PERSON' OR 'INSANE' ETC ETC] TREATING IT ETC..IT WOULD BE SUCH A GREAT RELIEF TO ME AND WOULD FEEL FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HELPED OR CONTRIBUTEDIN MY OWN SMALL LITTLE WAY IN TRYING TO MAKE AWARENESS IN SOCIETY AND AMONGST IGNORANT PEOPLE!
ANYHOW....AS I WAS SAYING....GOD FORBID THIS EVER HAPPENS TO ANYONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES, FAMILY MEMBERS YOU CARE ABOUT,OR JUST FRIENDS....OR EVEN YOURSELF! ONE DAY....AT LEAST ONE SHOULD BE INFORMED HOW TO HANDLE SUCH DELICATE, FRAGILE, SENSITIVE SOULS/INDIVIDUALS.......WHOME HAVE TROUBLE COUPING WITH THIS DEVASTATING ILLNESS ON THEIR OWN, EX- WITHOUT MEDICATION AND PROPER PSYCHYATRIC CARE ETC; AND FOR WHOME NORMAL WAY OF COPING WITH LIFE AND ITS PROBLEMS ALSO BECOME OVERWHELMING AND DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH!

So this is what i have copied from a very nice gentelmans blog; who would forgive me for doing so, i hope! but im sure...for a good cause ...of helping individuals seffering from it.
So listen up everybody.....and please take notes and keep this in the back of your mind always! God bless.

Inspiration, Motivation
There isn’t a more frunstrating feeling in the world than seeing someone you love in pain. It matters very little if their pain is physical or emotional - you only want to help.
Below are seven ways you can do just that:

Give them an ear to bend and a shoulder on which to lean. You don’t have to say much, just listen. Let them vent, cry, complain - whatever they want. Getting it all out may help them feel better. Sometimes, through giving their pain a voice, people find out just exactly what the problem is and how to make it go away.

Don’t judge, make things about you, or preach. Don’t try to lessen their pain by trivializing their sitution(s) - jut because you don’t feel the pain or don’t understand why they do - doesn’t mean their pain isn’t real. They might not identify with the things that get you down, either.
It’s also not the time to talk about your situations. If they just lost their job, they probably don’t want to hear about how terrible your’s is.

Finally, don’t preach. Again - it’s not the time.
Love them and let them know you do. Tell them how you feel. There is a lot of power and strength in love, in family and in friendship. Sometimes it makes all the difference.

Encourage them but don’t try to make them feel like they’re wrong for feeling discouraged. It’s a wonderful time to let them know how much you believe in them. Tell them you know they’ll come through this, and when they do they’ll be stronger because of it. Remind him/her of their strengths and attributes. When we’re down, we tend to forget that any exist!

Try to get the person interested in activity. It may take a little convincing, but try to get them out of the house. Sometimes you just have to tell them, “We’re going to the park today. Bring your tennis racket and I’ll pack a cooler.” Don’t give them time to wiggle out of it, because if someone’s really down, they tend to want to wallow in it. You have to give them other options and then make them go!

Don’t give up on them. Remember, it’s only by the grace of God you aren’t in the same boat. Plus, you never know when you will be - and you wouldn’t want them to give up on you.

Make each encouragement count double.