What can people who are depressed do to take a step in the right direction?
Talk with your friends openly.
Stay active and do not dwell in the confines of your own thoughts.
Realize that your thoughts are irrational.
Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable.
Have friends who care tell you that you are being irrational, which can be so helpful to hear from objective and outside parties. Having someone put your irrational thoughts puts life into perspective and eventually helps to convince you that everything will be okay.
What can thoughtful friends do to help others?
Do not judge others, but instead attempt to understand.
Encourage inclusion.
Give people time.
Depression cannot be immediately remedied, and there is no solution. When someone is depressed, the most exquisite experiences in life are dull and difficult to appreciate. Delicious food seems mundane, and existence drags on. Tell them that people value them for who they are. Tell them that given time, the beauty of life will eventually break through your fog of disillusionment.
Depression and mental illness are swept under the rug too often. Talk of mental difficulties and emotional disorders are taboo and judged unfairly. We as a community should try to be there for each other and help the people that are struggling most. For that to happen, there needs to be open dialogue regarding mental and emotional health.
Lets begin that discussion.
– ’15 OU Alumnus
Open Heart, Open Mind 
Yes. But for some tell I g it torrid ds can be a problem because a lot of people don’t get it and say the depressed person is just being lazy or that they are ungrateful and other thing. But it would be nice to have someone who validates your emotions
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