Can a depressed person help another depressed person?

@dya80dya (33641)
August 5, 2021 11:03am CST
My mom has depression and I have this disease too. I wonder if we can help each other. My depression is caused by panic attacks. I am taking medication, but it doesn't help very much. I had therapy, but the therapist wasn't able to help me.
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
5 Aug 21
Oh yes I believe so very much so..
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• United States
6 Aug 21
@dya80dya Well even just listening helps
@dya80dya (33641)
6 Aug 21
I am not sure.
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@CuriousGab (3251)
• India
5 Aug 21
I think it depends on how strong the depressed person mentally is... If one can't handle his own depression he won't be able to help other come out of it. But if one is strong enough to understand it.. he might be able to help others and also come out of the depression himself.
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@dya80dya (33641)
6 Aug 21
I am not sure. Do you think that it's enough to understand depression?
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• India
10 Aug 21
@dya80dya Everyone have different experiences and different way of handling the problem. Human behavior is very complex and it is hard for a person to understand other person's depression unless they had same problems ...that too if they react to a certain situation in same way So that's not enough
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
6 Aug 21
I would think that it would be support for one another rather than help for one another.
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@dya80dya (33641)
6 Aug 21
Yes. And support is also useful.
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@choijungeun (2537)
• Hangzhou, China
5 Aug 21
You shall find a depressed person to talk,it's best to find a friend who has the same mood with you.You can tell what you feel and think in your heart to her,that will help you a lot. After all,all of the depressed person,they just don't have a good listener,a good listener means more than a therapist
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@dya80dya (33641)
6 Aug 21
My mom is a depressed person.
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
5 Aug 21
have you tried to do therapy with some other therapist?
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@dya80dya (33641)
6 Aug 21
Yes, I tried therapy with other therapists.
• India
5 Aug 21
Sorry about this experience. I am not sure but it may help
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@dya80dya (33641)
5 Aug 21
It's possible. Mylot helps in a way. Maybe depressed people can help other people with the same problem.
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• India
6 Aug 21
@dya80dya Yes it may or may not
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@ShyBear88 (59288)
• Sterling, Virginia
5 Aug 21
Yes actually, someone with depression can help another person with depression. My husband is bipolar/depression/ and anxiety disorder and for 3 years at the being of him being diagnosed hw has helped lots of people through they’re as well as their treatment. He still does at his new job. Lots of medical workers suffer from those same things as people that don’t and they try there best to help those they are the same spot as them to no be.
@ShyBear88 (59288)
• Sterling, Virginia
5 Aug 21
@dya80dya we all go through stuff some times you need someone going through it to go pull you out of it
@dya80dya (33641)
5 Aug 21
This is good to know. It gives some hope.