The most empathetic thing you can say to a depressed friend might not be “how can I help” or “what can I do”, it might be “I can’t imagine how you feel but I’m here for you, and I’m not going anywhere.”

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Depression often makes people feel like they’re alone in an empty universe, and telling them that you can’t imagine what they’re going through probably comes the closest to describing what it’s like without minimizing their suffering.

The most empathetic thing you can say to a depressed friend might not be “how can I help” or “what can I do”, it might be “I can’t imagine how you feel but I’m here for you, and I’m not going anywhere.”

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