The best way to help someone who is depressed is to try to cheer him up
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The best way to help a depressed person is to help him get diagnosed and treated. In addition, it's equally important to listen to the person and take him seriously.
Most people with depression never see a mental health professional
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Although most people with depression can get better with treatment, many people avoid getting help. People typically live with depression without help for long time, at times even decade.
Antidepressants change how your brain functions
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Antidepressants aren't "happy pills". In fact, they help you feel like yourself again. They can help make your mood more stable and even but don't change the brain functions.
If one of your parent is depressed, you are more likely to become depressed
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Adult children who have a depressed parent are more likely to experience depression than those who don't. But depression can happen to anyone.
You can snap out of depression if you think positively
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Depression is a serious illness. Expecting positive thinking to cure depression is a myth. Most people need treatment to beat depression.
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