How to help someone who feels hopeless

So often, people have good intentions but don’t know how to help. While writing Beat the Blues Before They Beat You, I realized the single most important issue to address for someone who is depressed is her feeling of hopelessness. Sweetheart, what actually matters is not the past, the future or the people, or anything for that matter, what matters the most is YOU, your happiness and the present.

In their book, “Hope in the. Fresh air and a change of scenery can help them breathe, can give them access to the healing power of nature, and can get them through at least part of the day. Can I sit with a while?

It’s okay if we don’t talk. Making small talk or taking care of you socially is often an impossible task to a depressed or hopeless person. No one is asking you to change your life, they are just pointing out a different perspective. Not everything is hopeless, even when you struggle with mental illness. If you feel hopeless it’s not because there’s no hope at all in your life.

Get the help you need from a therapist near you–a FREE. When I am happy I feel like I can spill my happiness everywhere, be messy with it, let it splatter, slosh, drown everything, everyone. Happiness is desirable, like sunshine.

I will resist the temptation to rant about things I think are dumb to do when you’re feeling hopeless (like praying, or asking others for help) because that would get me into arguments, and arguments on things like religion and psychiatry are worse than hopeless. I trust you are not feeling better. After all, it is hopeless. How to motivate someone who has depression? How do you help someone who self harms?

What to do when you are feeling lonely, lost and depressed? Hopelessness: A Dangerous Suicide Warning Sign. Kevin Caruso The expression of hopelessness in conjunction with a mental disorder such as depression represents a very dangerous warning sign and always needs to be taken very seriously. So why does our culture not want us to cry when we feel hopeless ? Listen to kids talk about what they care about: Kids are hopeless.

By that I mean that, until their parents, peers and the education system brainwash them to start planning and hoping for their future, and living. The important part is that we aren’t holding it all in, that we’re talking about how we feel and that we’re letting someone help us. Challenge Negative Thoughts: A big part of depression or anxiety is those thoughts in our heads that tell us things are ba we are hopeless and that it won’t get better. The simple exercise of checking. The world often feels bleak and dark.

Someone who was born to live in pain and suffering and will have to break. If you’re going through difficult times and feeling hopeless , these four reminders may help.

Getting the perspective of someone outside of your immediate circle, with fresh eyes and a broad view can help ease some of the uncertainty, concern, and sadness people feel on a day-to-day basis. From there, selecting a therapist will depend on your unique needs and comfort level. If hopelessness is your primary target, you and your therapist.

An individual who feels hopeless may often have no expectation of future improvement or success. I only post this to hopefully help someone who feels hopeless like I did at one time. It is possible, if you set out to accomplish a goal you can and you will do it. Set small goals at first and. We want somebody to love — someone who loves us back.

When you suspect someone you care about is suffering from depression, your support and encouragement can go a long way in getting them on the road to recovery.