Do you feel sad when your friend is sad?

India
October 11, 2007 1:23am CST
Do you feel depressed when your friend is feeling sad?? Or to make your friend calm and happy do you hide the sorrow of yourself in you...? What will be your reaction?
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14 responses
• Philippines
11 Oct 07
Yes, if I found out that my friend is lonely and sad, then I am sad too. Simply because your friend is already part in your life. He or she can be considered as your sister or brother already. I always ensure that I can be able to help solve my friend's problem. Have a nice day and God speed!
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@michfroi (413)
• Philippines
11 Oct 07
yeah i feel sad too when i knew my friend is sad but i have to hide it to make her happy. how can i advice her if il show her my sadness...
• India
13 Oct 07
yea dat is true....we have 2 cheer her and so i think we should not be sad....
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
11 Oct 07
Unfortunately I am like a radar dish for emotions. If people are sad around me then I am sad, if they are depressed I am depressed. Which is bad for me right now because my husband is tired, depressed and stressed all the time right now cause he is in grad school which is making me tired, depressed and stressed. I wish I could do something about my empathiciness but it is a component of my personality.
• India
11 Oct 07
this shows that u really care for your friends....
@shy_gal (235)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 07
Hi subin_loyolite, Sometime i will sad too when my friends is feeling sad. I will try to suggest them the way to solve their problems or be a good listener to them. Try to listen what they willing to tell us. Like last time, i and my friend are feeling sad. Then we go out to have a drink, after that we will tell each others what we have faced.
• India
11 Oct 07
yea a good listener can really be a good friend and can hear all d problems of his/her friend and really make them cool
@yeerdeng (153)
• China
11 Oct 07
I will help my friend if I can:) reaction? I will drink with my friend sometime? listening to my friend calmy:) …………
• India
11 Oct 07
Good friend....
@happy22 (40)
• China
11 Oct 07
It depends on what thing that makes my friend sad. If it is the thing for which I feel real sympathy, I will feel sad too; if my friend just feel sad without any good reason, that is, for something not really serious, I will not be sad. However, in either case, I will try to cheer up my friend.
• India
11 Oct 07
u 2 seem 2 be a lot experienced FRIEND Good
@subha12 (18441)
• India
12 Oct 07
sometimes i feel sad. it is when i can understand the intensity of their sorrow. At the same time i try to act bold and try to help them at hour of need. thats why most of my friends turn to me when they are sad and need help.
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
11 Oct 07
yes, especially if its my best friend.
@sugarbabe (114)
• Fiji
11 Oct 07
Yeah I do feel depressed when a friend of mine is really sad :-) I usually look for ways to cheer him/her up.
• Philippines
11 Oct 07
well to be honest .. sometimes. . because i think it doesn't really help if you show youre sad too .. i mean if one person is sad the other should feel okay for him/her to tend on that sad person . . at least one of the 2 parties are capable of making the other one happy. but i do feel sad . .(on the inside) yet i dont show it to them.
• India
11 Oct 07
yeah....dat is a goood method to help ur friends
@Malyck (3425)
• Australia
12 Oct 07
No, although I am displeased that something is wrong, and I empathise with my friend, I always try to be positive and helpful, rather than being miserable with them. I suppose it depends what they're sad about and how it affects me.
@MarieJ23 (1040)
• United States
12 Oct 07
It depends on the reason that make her sad. If it's a really serious matter I will aslo feel her sadness but if it is just over nonsense matter I will definitely not feel sad. Probably, I will tease her or treat her to lighten up whatever "drama moments" she has. LOL
@prazad (281)
• India
11 Oct 07
Not for all... but when some friends are sad means i also used be sad. no idea why ?
@ZumiHaru (38)
• Philippines
11 Oct 07
When my friends are depressed, deep in side I feel the same. But i feel like making my friend cheer up than looking down. Or I'll talk to her and console her if she wants too. Or if she wants a shoulder to cry on, i could be that person. ^^