Support
The biggest problem I have in interactions with friends suffering from depression is, I can tell people they can come to me for help all I want, but...
One of the big themes of depression is self-worth, and if people don't feel like they're worth the help they need, how can I assume they'll reach out when they need it most?
This is why I try (emphasis on try) to detect peoples' states and check in when I can. Approaching supportively and engaging regularly matters a lot.
Support, Depression
Sometimes I struggle with feeling like my efforts to spread more happiness aren't working, like I never catch up with who I need to and never do enough, but like, that's my own depression, too.
I understand the idea of needing someone to reach out to you and not getting it, feeling needy to even admit it in the moment because you can't take it any more, and stuff.
So I mean, it's all complicated. But that's why we're here looking at the same text on the same site, right?