Hello, all you beautiful people. I was wondering. I had a friend who was very down and I tried to cheer him?

i'm not beautiful. i'm ungly as sin. still, i show up and try to be as non-intrusive as possible. i may try to make the space a bit more homey - like wash dishes, or bring the recyclables down or at least get them out of the doorway, because i think that clutter and depression feed off each other. i don't try to entertain, i don't try to chat it up. but that might come about. i don't bring a feast, but i might provide something simple to eat or drink. i guess i'm a nurturer.

Well if I'm trying to cheer up someone I usually write them incouraging words..I belive it goes something like this.."In tragedy and despair,when and endless night seems to have fallen;Hope can be found in the realization that the companion to night is not another night; that the companion to night is day; that darkness always gives way to light;and that death rules only half of creation - life the other half."

Those words always makes me feel better but if that doesn't work cookies are another thing that will do the trick...I hope your friend gets to feeling better :)

Comedy, its amazing what a smile can do. It also helps telling them about your hard troubles to lighten the mood of there troubles...when Im down alot I always think..hey someone has it worse, not that bad. But just overall cheer, being happy, do things to keep his mind off of it, go do drugs, drink, those are temps solutions tho..just be there is the main thing. I dont have friends who give a crap so its always nice to have just someone there to listen to.

Depending on how much money I have, I take my friend to a Dinner Theater, a movie, a cool restaurant, out for Ice Cream, or I bring him/her some Ben & Jerry's and a DVD to watch.

Or I just tell them stupid jokes until they give up & laugh.

I am really goofy, I try to make my loved ones laugh. I think I learned it from my brother. When we were kids and he would do something to make me cry he would always make me laugh before my mom heard so he wouldn't get in trouble.

Comedy Always works.

Once they forget themselves and think of others you can't feel too depressed

Usually just listen.

If we say to much it just gets in the way.

Love and blessings Don

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