Well, very often the depressed person has sought out all kinds of remedies, medication, therapists, dietary and exercise changes...to no avail. This makes it more difficult for those of us who don't have the disease of depression to make any sense out of it. No easy solutions here. They are human beings with an illness. True! Not everyone can make the sacrifices it takes to live with and love a depressed person. Someone needs to be there for them! People who suffer from depression want to be normal like everyone else. It is easy for us to say...talk to someone or take a medication. A depressed person desperately wants to be well but they become hopeless and often do not respond to any voice of reason. In this hoplessness lies the fact that they think there is nothing that will help. This obviously is one of the worst diseases found in the world. Try not to be angry! You can only gently and lovingly guide her. Ultimately it is her choice to do those things that may keep her depression in check.