¿Cómo ayudar a una persona deprimida? || Columna "En Modo AntiDepresion" - Hólos & Lotus

😟 No es fácil tener depresión, pero tampoco lo es tener cerca a esa persona con depresión.

😟 No es fácil no saber o no poder controlar la tristeza o mal humor, como tampoco lo es para una persona lidiar con un llanto recurrente o el humor cambiante de su pareja.

😟 No es sencillo manejar o evitar los deseos de muerte o controlar los pensamientos suicidas, propios de un paciente depresivo. Evidentemente tampoco lo es vivir con la zozobra de no saber si ese familiar o amigo atentará contra su vida dentro de su cuarto o si al salir a la calle, se lanzará a un auto en movimiento, al metro de la ciudad o desde la parte más alta de un centro comercial.

😟 Una persona depresiva no disfruta su vida, para ella es oscura, deprimente, triste; para quien comparte con esa persona, su vida se ve influenciada por esa tristeza, esa oscuridad y ese aburrimiento.

😟 It is not easy to have depression, but neither is it easy to have that person with depression around.

😟 It is not easy not knowing or not being able to control sadness or moodiness, just as it is not easy for a person to deal with recurrent crying or the changing mood of his or her partner.

😟 It is not easy to manage or avoid death wishes or to control suicidal thoughts, typical of a depressive patient. Evidently, neither is it easy to live with the anxiety of not knowing if that relative or friend will make an attempt on his life in his room or if he will jump into a moving car, into the city subway or from the top of a shopping mall when he goes out into the street.

😟 A depressive person does not enjoy his life, for him it is dark, depressing, sad; for whoever shares with that person, his life is influenced by that sadness, that darkness and that boredom.

¿Cómo ayudar a una persona con depresión clínica?

How to help a person with clinical depression?

No, my dear friends, caring for a depressed patient is not easy. So here are a few simple tips that can help you as a family member of someone with depression, as well as if you are an intelligent depressed patient who wants to help your caregiver help you.

- Once you identify (and accept) that you have a depressed patient in your care, seek as much information about the disease, and learn, learn a lot about depression.

- Your support can make or break their recovery, so be supportive. Try to be a stabilizing influence, convey strength, not weakness.

- It is very important to listen carefully. A depressed person wants to be understood; not being understood is very frustrating. So if the person wants to talk about his or her feelings, let him or her talk without interrupting.

- Remember, too, that you don't have to have all the answers. Let her know that you are in this together and that you will learn what you need to learn to get through this difficult situation.

- By talking about the difficult situation, don't minimize what is going on. Sometimes we try to downplay this illness, but we don't. It is a real disorder and one that can end. It is a real disorder and it can end a person's life (suicide). Face it with the necessary seriousness, but with strength and fortitude. Depression can be overcome, always remember that.

- Avoid criticizing, or better, eliminate any hint of criticism. Negative criticism is counterproductive and can increase the patient's sense of failure and guilt.

- Stay calm and balanced. I know it is difficult, but you have to be tolerant, as the other person probably will not be. He or she will probably become irritable or behave in an obtuse and intransigent manner.

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Pudiera seguir escribiendo recomendaciones, pero no terminaría nunca. Tuve una novia, esposa, madre, hermana, tías y amigos que fueron una pieza fundamental en mi recuperación. Si no fuera por ellos, no sé qué sería de mí hoy, tal vez estuviera en un cementerio o en un cofre en forma de cenizas. Perdón por la crudeza, pero es así. La depresión es una enfermedad seria y así hay que verla. El apoyo que se le dé a un paciente depresivo es un asunto de vida o muerte. No lo olvides.

Gracias por leer hasta el final. Preguntas, recomendaciones, aportes, críticas y demás, en la sección de comentarios. Estaré encantando de leerte.

I could go on writing recommendations, but I would never finish. I had a girlfriend, wife, mother, sister, aunts and friends who were a fundamental piece in my recovery. If it weren't for them, I don't know what would be of me today, maybe I would be in a cemetery or in a casket as ashes. Sorry for the crudeness, but that's how it is. Depression is a serious illness and that is how it has to be seen. The support given to a depressed patient is a matter of life and death. Don't forget that.

Thank you for reading to the end. Questions, recommendations, input, criticisms and so on, in the comments section. I will be happy to read you.

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