Depression is a mental state that is characterized by distrust, sadness, loss of interest in what is happening around and in the main objectives of life, decreased physical activity, and very often the deterioration of bodily functions. and in the most extreme cases, death. It is definitely a painful condition in which the person who suffers from it is helpless.
For those of us who observe it as witnesses, it may seem that the person is lazy, antisocial or negative, but how far are we from reality. She can hide behind a wide smile, camouflage herself in the best of jokes and live in an apparent joviality.
Referring to her, Pablo Coelho said:
"No one can judge. Only one knows the extent of his own suffering, or the total absence of meaning in his life."
To talk about depression we need to know that it goes beyond a simple sadness; Also, whoever supports it does NOT want to be in that state , that expressions like: "Don't pay attention to it, that's nothing, you can", among other similar phrases; because unfortunately it is not generated by something external, fleeting; Rather, it comes from within the individual himself and, in most cases, he himself does not understand why it happens to him or why he feels what he feels.
It is not our duty to find a solution to the problem, we are not doctors, much less God, nor do we give advice. Sometimes it's not what they need at the time. When we find someone going through this situation, many times the best thing we can do is pay attention to them, listen to their feelings, offer our presence in silence. Let him feel our company and not a sermon. Let's be empathic.
