Joannie Samual
Joannie Samual voted up Retiredkop Retiredkop'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?

Been there!  In 1989 I went to the doctor to get my test results.  He sat me in a chair, pulled another one over held my hand and said "How is your relationship with God"  I told him it was fine, then he told me I have 18 months to live.  I went to another … Read more

Joannie Samual
Joannie Samual 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

Joannie Samual
Joannie Samual voted up Charles Davis' 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've had acute depression at a few times in my life, but there are many different things that make it that way, However I have been with my wife that is bipolar for an even longer time,  even that is another state of mind. In order to even fancy an answer they'd have to be … Read more