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From: Faith on 29 Apr 2007 02:55 Hi there, A friend of mine is suffering from depression. He says he is dead, what can I do/say to help him? He wants to be alone when like this, but now and then he contacts me, and says "I'm dead" or "I'm lost"....I feel like I'm failing him. I've sent him empowering passages, and reinforced not to let people worry him. I think he misses a family member he can no longer have contact with, this is what hurts him most. He reaches out to me, I try, but I need help. Please help. Thank you, Faith
From: Nom dePlume on 29 Apr 2007 21:48 "Faith" <k1313j1313(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1177829727.448195.290070(a)p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > > Hi there, > > > A friend of mine is suffering from depression. > > He says he is dead, what can I do/say to help him? What you can do is let him know that help is available, and something about the kinds of help. You can't make him seek help, but you can let him know that you care about him, and want him to get help so he will feel better. > He wants to be alone when like this, but now and then he contacts me, > and says "I'm dead" or "I'm lost"....I feel like I'm failing him. > I've sent him empowering passages, and reinforced not to let people > worry him. > > I think he misses a family member he can no longer have contact with, > this is what hurts him most. He reaches out to me, I try, but I need > help. > > Please help. > > Thank you, > Faith Fom your description, I think his problems are well beyond anything you or he can resolve alone. My recommendation is that he see a psychiatrist to be evaluated for antidepressant medication. It does exist, and it does work. He may need a therapist (psychologist) to learn how to deal with some issues in his life as well. I would like to suggest you visit my Web site, and download my book on medication. At least skim the sections on depression, and then discuss the options with your friend. I hope this helps. -- Nom dePlume, Ph.D. Why, yes, in fact, I am a rocket scientist. Guide to Medications for Mental Illness: http://www.geocities.com/nomdeplume1000/ =====
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