I realize that when you're trying to talk to someone with clinical depression, it can be frustrating. It's kind of a mine field if you have never experienced depression yourself. The situation's complicated by an issue on the depressed person's side. It's very hard for someone with depression to comm...
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Understanding depression
Jill
Monday, December 01, 2008 at 05:50 AM -
tons of thanks!
rabbuns
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 08:07 AMHi, I would like to thank you for this post because it really helped me a lot. I'm a student nurse whose been assigned to a patient with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with psychotic features. It's quite ironic though because I, myself, am depressive. I thought talking to her would be easier since I thought we'd be feeling alike but it was all different. I didn't go on duty today because I felt depressed for feeling inadequate for my patient, who gave no response. Now that I've read your posts, I'm better prepared for tomorrow. Again, thank you very much.
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I think one of the keys is having empathy. Everyone's perspective of life is different, and understanding this really helps. To help understand depression better, I used the resource at www.fightdepressiontoday.com