Temporary depression

There are people who look sad from childhood, don't trust the surrounding world and don't believe in themselves, consider themselves to be bad persons, unworthy of love. Being depressed is their ordinary state and they can't even imagine tat a person can live and feel differently. It means that they had serious psychological problems in childhood. These people are extremely predisposed to depression. Besides, there are also people, who begin to feel depressed suddenly without any serious reasons for that. It is usually a very disturbing symptom, which can mean the approach of schizophrenia. If your friend is depressed, you should at first find the reason for that. If it is not a clinical case, it is quite possible to avoid visiting a doctor. Support and giving pieces of advice can be very helpful. The main difference between the real clinical depression and mere blues is that in case of serious illness, the state of a depressed person is not clearly motivated. If it comes to depression as a temporal state caused by some everyday problems, you may discuss it with your friend and find all possible ways out together. The main thing here is to show a person that his/her problem is possible to solve. If a person doesn't see any way out, this condition can worsen and transform to a clinical state. Your first and foremost task is to prove that the problem can be resolved and should be resolved. Strange as it may be, but many people don't want to fight for the better fate, fold their hands and so to say "enjoy" their depression. They should be sobered, inspired, get energy for overcoming their difficulties and given concrete instructions how to act in their situation. To talk to a depressed person is not an easy task at all. While trying to reassure a depressed person, this condition can be gradually transformed to you. Mind that if in the process of your talk you notice something strange and inadequate in your friend's conduct, you'd better stop to reconcile him/her and try to persuade to turn to a specialist. Only when you understand that this state is temporal and possible to resolve, you can offer your help, but if it comes to serious clinical case, dilettantism is irrelevant here.