straight up is the only way Mirror! Be honest and make them deal with their problem period! Then support them with all your might!

Depression is sooo common now days. I would say, I have dated more women that have been on medication at some point in their lives than not.

Tina,

I've been there. If they're clinically depressed, those ways to make them happy don't work.

I wouldnt be in one, if I knew it to begin with.

more people then not have some form of depression whether it has been clinically diagnosed or not.

we deal with depressed people every day and dont know it.

i would say it depends on how the person is managing thier depression. if they are seeking treatment then give them ur unconditional support and understanding; but if they are not looking for or refusing treatment and their disorder is causing a strain on the relationship then cut them loose. jump that sinking ship or they will take u down with them.

u cant help those who dont want to be helped.

...sell them to the circus as the human cannonball. Fire them out of a cannon.

Rofl...I'm sorry, I should not be laughing here. I just find some of the responses to be rather hilarious.

EVERYONE is subject to depression at some point in their life. The key to recovering from this (or, one of the keys) is to get the depressed person to shift their focus to the things in their life they take joy from. In other words, get them to see that happiness is a state of mind that they CAN choose to be in.

Was the loss of a loved one what put them in a state of depression? If so, only speak of the positive memories they have about the person who passed on. Or, if they believe the person is in Heaven (whatever their belief system is) speak of how the deceased is no longer suffering (providing they were ill, etc.).

Was it a job they didn't get? Focus on the positive things they can accomplish while they still continue their job search. That particular job may have done more damage to their life than they thought, nobody will ever really know. But, it is a possibility.

Seriously, the world is a harsh place and for those who want to run as soon as a person becomes depressed...well, I hope you remember this when your significant other runs from you at the first sign of it.

try and keep em happy not hard buy em nice things anything

My dad has manic depression and two of my sisters have depression, so I could handle it, as long as they were stable.

I would not be in a "relationship" with someone who's depressed ever again!

It's not worth it, mentally or physcially!

If it's family, that's different.