Jedrzej Samborski
Jedrzej Samborski voted up Anonymous' answer
Unless you've experienced depression please don't answer cause I need answers from people who have experienced it, thanks. I have an extremely close friend who is going through depression. What is the worst/best thing I could say?

I don't know that there's any One worst or best thing that you can say to a depressed friend. I think the one best thing that you can do is to be supportive, at least verbally, which also means listening to your friend if they actually ever want to talk and being gentle with your … Read more

Jedrzej Samborski
Jedrzej Samborski voted up Danae Hitch's answer
Unless you've experienced depression please don't answer cause I need answers from people who have experienced it, thanks. I have an extremely close friend who is going through depression. What is the worst/best thing I could say?

Kayle, just be with your friend. Ask her/him if there is anything that you can do to help them. Depression turns people inside themselves - they try to bury their feelings because it hurts.

If you have an extra spiral notebook, give it to your friend and ask them to journal every day just to … Read more