5 Tips for coping with depression in a relationship
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 27-01-2021
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Maintaining relationships while you're depressed can be extremely
hard. The life in general can be tough during periods of depression.
Having to face others who once knew the healthier, happier you, can feel
embarrassing, shameful, and even downright frustrating. You might feel
like you can't be yourself around others because you're trapped inside
the walls of depression. But you have to come up from this frustration.
Check out some of the ways which will tellyou that how to behave when
you are suffering from depression-
Do Small Things
To
make sure you're maintaining relationships when you're depressed,
occasionally do small things with others. It doesn't have to be anything
too dramatic, or overwhelming, just something small: maybe a coffee
date, a chat on the phone, a short visit with them if they ask to come
over, or, maybe it's as simple as lunch. Doing small things with people
in your life is one of the best ways to maintain relationships.
Focus on Long Term
During
depression, all you can think about is the here and now and how
miserable you are. However you can, try to focus on the long term. Two
years from now, do you want to be alone, and be without certain people
in your life? Withdrawing from them now isn't the way to keep them
around, for sure. Be sure you focus on the long term and remember, the
depression will pass, but don't let relationships with people you love
pass along with it.