{"id":21940,"date":"2026-03-11T12:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-help-a-friend-get-through-depression\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:13:14","slug":"how-to-help-a-friend-get-through-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/how-to-help-a-friend-get-through-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help a Friend Get Through Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/friends\/how-to-help-a-friend-living-with-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Those who fight depression,<\/a> or what my friend calls the \u201cbattle of the mind,\u201d never chose to be in this place. Unless you have dealt with depression, it\u2019s hard to understand what it means to be unable to carry on with life, work, and family responsibilities. The battle of mind consumes all one\u2019s energy, effort, and strength.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Toby (not his real name) has been sending me text messages or calling me to talk, pray, or just listen.\u00a0In one of our chats, Toby said, \u201cI can\u2019t even put my socks on.\u201d The simplest task has become insurmountable.<\/p>\n<p>Toby has come through these tough times before. The support and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/parenting\/teenagers\/she-trusted-god-to-guide-her-daughter-through-disappointment-and-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">help of his faith,<\/a> family, friends, medication, and therapist have carried him in his lowest moments. But once again, he is struggling and doesn\u2019t know when he will feel better.<\/p>\n<p>How do I help him as his friend but also as a pastor? I make myself available when he reaches out to me. I listen with compassion and a nonjudgmental attitude as his world is turned upside down. I offer encouraging words and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/5-psalms-for-praying-through-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">share Scripture<\/a> to strengthen his faith and cope. I pray with him and for him.<\/p>\n<p>Love is the most important gift we can give someone who is depressed. They must always know that <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/emotional-and-mental-health\/how-michelle-williams-faith-helped-her-overcome-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our love doesn\u2019t change<\/a> or waver no matter how they feel or think in their darkest times. Love them for whom they are\u2014a child of God, loved by God.<\/p>\n<p>When I feel powerless to help someone who is depressed, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/healing\/rediscovering-faith-and-fighting-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I lean on God<\/a> to show me the way. I never lose faith and hope that God will help them, especially through their support system.<\/p>\n<p>I have seen many people like Toby get through depression with prayer and guidance. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-prayers-of-gratitude-can-help-you-fight-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serving and helping a friend<\/a> might make us feel unsure or uncomfortable at times, but it\u2019s worth the effort to care and be present\u2014to offer a light in the darkness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who fight depression, or what my friend calls the \u201cbattle of the mind,\u201d never chose to be in this place. Unless you have dealt with depression, it\u2019s hard to understand what it means to be unable to carry on with life, work, and family responsibilities. 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