Serious How To Help A Depressed Friend?

Hello fellow wynners,

My best friend has always been shy and not talkative person. Some time ago she has opened up to me and told me that she has depression and thinks of suicide sometimes. She apparantely has this issue since elementary school, where she has been bullied. Lately she is cutting herself from everyone. She wasn't responding to me for over a month. But when I went to visit her, she was her normal self (she doesn't let show her depression on the outside).

I would love to help her somehow. I know it can be a long process. And I know some people here have experience with such issues. I never had a depression, so I have no idea how it can be like.
So if anyone knows how I can help at least a bit?

-s3

 

Send her to someone who's actually qualified to deal with such issues. Tbh a few self-diagnosed "depressed" people on here ain't going to help you. Contrary to popular belief, depression isn't something that can be magiced away if you exercise more or something.

 

This. Get professional help; that's the best you can do.

 

Thanks, I understand that'd be the best. I believe she has been to some.
But I'd like to know if theres anything I can do as a friend to make it even slightly easier to her.

 

Try to support her. Do not act like you know what she's feeling, but understand the condition. If you act like you know, it just feels alienating to the recipient.

 

Yea like said above be caring and loving without being condescending.
Try to let her know she has someone that cares about her in the world to make seeking help easier.

 

hanging around with her and having a good time can help.
otherwise if you think its getting too serious seek professional help

 

make her pretend it never happened and then she will forget about that and then she'll have a happy life

 

I know from personal experience that trying to ignore depression results in more depression.
Also, a lot of people aren't depressed for a specific reason; it's a medical condition, not an emotion