Companionship is the best medicine for depression

The best way for family members to treat patients with depression is to be by their side, just to accompany them silently, listen patiently, and maybe add a firm hug... All these will greatly reduce the pressure on patients and let them know that you will be patient Accompany them through the trough of life and dispel the haze in their hearts.

Accompanying is not commanding.

Never force patients to follow their own pace of life. Some family members feel that they do not have depression, so their lifestyle is the best. It is wishful thinking that patients can get out of trouble simply by following their own actions, which is completely wrong.

Because depression has its own work and rest time, when patients are in a depressed state, forcing them to do things they don't want to do will bring more pressure to them and often aggravate the condition.

Therefore, relatives and friends must not use their own standards to measure the lifestyle of patients with depression, let alone force them to change their current routines.

Going too far is as bad as not going far enough

Another is that family members are overly concerned, overly critical, or overly dominant when facing patients with depression, which is harmful rather than beneficial to patients.

Perhaps some family members, especially the parents of patients, heard the doctor's persuasion and were anxious to defend themselves: "What's wrong with me? Am I not doing it for his own good?" "Will I still harm him?" "Parents love their children, It's only right!" Wait a minute.

These words are common among the family members of patients with whom the psychiatrist contacts. They all made the most basic mistake of seeing things from their own perspective rather than from the patient's perspective.

"Should we just do nothing and watch him go on like this?" This is a question often asked by anxious family members.

In fact, accompanying them silently, supporting them, saying some words of encouragement, or saying to the patients "don't worry about us, just rest in peace" is the best contribution.

If the patient's condition is slightly better, do some exercise, or do physical labor with them. Such as walking with them, planting flowers and so on. It's a good idea, but don't force it.

The most important thing is care and support.

On the other hand, the care and support of family and friends contribute to the patient's recovery.

So, if your family or friends are feeling down, you should care about them more than ever, call them for sympathy, invite them to a movie, concert, football game or other event.

However, you shouldn't get your hopes up too much for the outcome, and it's best to keep your hopes close to zero, because they probably don't care that you care at all.

Of course, that doesn't mean they really don't care about your concerns. They're just stuck with the bad guy depression and can't do much about a lot of things.

Finally, we also want to remind family members and friends of patients with depression: While you are giving your company and caring for the patients, don't fall into depression.