orungano (tiff)'s status on Saturday, 25-Apr-15 18:33:45 UTC
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@nickokaka I might be out of my element trying to give advice here, but here goes. In my experience with people, myself included, who are depressed and say that they're terrible people and all that jazz (I assume this applies here), it's a bad idea to try and tell them otherwise. As right as you are to tell someone how amazing they are, in that state of mind, them hearing that will just make them feel even worse, kind of like they've been lying to you, if you know what I mean. Obviously it's not like you should tell them the opposite, but I find it helps to change the topic entirely. Like, use a non sequitur - divert the conversation to something totally different that will take their mind elsewhere. Hopefully, persevering with that will sooner or later improve their mood as you have a casual conversation totally irrelevant to their depression in the first place. I'm not sure how much this will help you but I hope it does. Best of luck.
