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my boyfriend has depression
okay so i am a female and 15 years old.i have a boyfriend for about 2 weeks, my boyfriend is 17. we have been hanging out for a month now and i know it may be soon to be talking about his problems with depression and what not. but, i just wish i knew how to help. i went through depression and a eating disorder. but i try to help but i dont know what to say. i just wish any words that would come out of my mouth could cure him. but of course things dont work like that. i am now starting to do some research on depression. i dont want him to feel depressed. i know how it feels. you feel usleless, unloved, you sometimes hate your self. you are very hard on yourself and you feel helpless and hopeless. please some one help me. i want to be able to comfort him a little..
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distractions. when you're with someone who is happy and always makes sure you are happy, then its easy to forget about your depression. distractions, don't always mean doing crazy things, just talk about fun stuff, make them feel included in what you do. don't give him a chance to let any bad thoughts enter his head. i know its hard, but unfortunalty depression is almost as hard on the people around them, than the person themselves. as im sure you know. good luck xxx
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from my experiences with depression i can say that you shouldn't try too hard and talk about it too much because it'll just bug him. yeah, sometimes it helps to talk about things, but other times it just gets plain annoying and you don't wanna talk about it anymore. so try comforting him by letting him know your thinking about him and hang out with him and make him laugh and things like that :) if you see him zoning off with a sad look on his face than you can ask him whats on his mind, but dont pressure him. i hope i helped and i hope he starts to feel better! :)
-maddie
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