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is my friend really depressed

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love24150
love24150

sorry if its long and if there r typos...

btw we dont live in the same city

my friend went through depression for 2-3 years after moving then came back to her old country. At the time i didn't really know that so i coundn't help her. now i know. she is back and moved to a new school and made new friends but seems to still be depressed. when the smalest thing happens such as a very little fight with a friend she sais 'i am depressed again and i feel like am as depressed as i was in my old school'. like seriously, the past i in the past like she came to a new school and made new friends and over came her depression and then when the slightest thing happens its back to depression land. i dont know if she does this for attention or any other reason. i went through depression and over came it alone(not saying that i expect others to overcome it alone but mine was minor). yes i used to self harm and yes i didnt tell my parents. i told her but not the self harm because she used to copy evrything i do. i didn't want her to copy that. i explained to her hat i respect her opinion and that i love her no matter what btw.

i told her the truth that like its too much, she keeps on making suicide jokes its wayy too much.(ex: i am gonna jump off the bacony now i love u, then i called her and she said that she was bored)

nut she is not considering suicide, i know it, there is  no reason to do that, she is not having anything severe going on in her life like litterly NOTHING.

i told her that she is the only one who will over come this. Its psycological, she is shuving the idea into her mind that she is weird and other stuff, the thing is that she is suving it in in and doesnt even wanna take it out.

i told her that for a day she has to stay positive no joking around and like to not think about her bad friends.

if u were in my place, you would understand, its obvious she is kind of lwaantng attention.. i dont know how to describe it.

we do these little skype calls where i try to takl and open her eyes and help her but she keeps on taling about what she wnet through and that its normal that its not going.

 is what i am doing correct i am kind of lost and i need your help.

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  • love24150
    love24150

    Posted

    hello,

    my friend is telling me that her depression comes and goes

    also that she is not depressed

    then i told her u told me u were

    then she sais well no it comes and goes

    it only comes when she is sad 

    is that like a real thing

    • chrissie60
      chrissie60 love24150

      Posted

      That would not be classified as depression.

      Everyone feels a little miserable when they're sad.

      Depression does not come and go! You should know that, because you had it to the point of self-harming.

      Honestly, it doesn't sound like the real thing.

      Tell me what YOU think?

    • chrissie60
      chrissie60

      Posted

      Love, click on the envelope under my avatar and you can send me a private message. So far i have not received one from you at all.

      Chrissie

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