Checking in

[cleolinda]

Not much to say lately; I've been really tired, and actually feverish today. A lot of headaches related to the air pressure (fickle March weather).

I'm testing out Tumblr, because I figure I won't know if I want it until I try it. Basically, it seems to be like Twitter for pictures, which I like, and it's super easy to post the page you're on

Comments

[iczer6]

There's a girl at my school struggling with depression. I want to help her, but we're not close. What would you have wanted someone to do when you felt down? Do you have any depression awareness sites I could see?

Does this person know she's struggling with depression, or are they just assuming that because she's not all similes and sunshine that something must be wrong?

Also reach out if you're genuinely concerned but don't do it if your just pitying her or wanting to be a 'hero' who saves her from his issues.

[annlarimer]

This.

If it's genuine concern, do the go for a Coke thing and see if she wants to talk.

[naptimewriter]

Okay, she's not a psychologist or a psychiatrist, but my sister wrote an e-book about depression that was published on mentalhelp.net. http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=8103&cn=329

It's a fun (yes, actually fun), illustrated, quick, easy read that a high schooler might be willing to look up.

They also have searches and links to mental health professionals and support groups in just about any location you could think of. Hope your reader's friend gets the help she needs.

[xerinmichellex]

There's a girl at my school struggling with depression. I want to help her, but we're not close. What would you have wanted someone to do when you felt down? Do you have any depression awareness sites I could see?

There could be an underlying reason behind why this girl is depressed. I'm dealing with a family illness right now, so I'm not all rainbows and sunshine. If someone came up to me and said, "I noticed you're depressed, here are some pamphlets," without knowing the "why" behind my "down mood", I would be pretty pissed and get defensive. I think the best thing for the questioner to do is keep on eye on her, be nice to her, and if they noticed anything not right, have an adult intervene.

[julietvalcouer]

Yeah--if they're just guessing, they're as likely to piss her off as not. If she's actually being treated for depression, taking meds, etc. then butt out, she has a doctor for that.

Like I did not mind my friend in college who was a psych major gently suggesting I do the campus counselling office's depression screening. I would have been REALLY irritated by people just saying "You seem down. Want to talk? It's okay to feel sad, but you really should...."

[julietvalcouer]

(The Art Nouveau Disney princesses thing was pretty awesome.)

OH MY GOD THOSE ARE SIMPLY AWESOME. I want Aurora and Jasmine for the blank spot on my bedroom wall.

[bakerbelle]

A Strictly Ballroom icon! Love that movie.

[julietvalcouer]

I like the movie, love ballroom! (And I want her dress from the end/DVD cover.) Though rumba is less my dance of love than my dance of 'this is so slow you can REALLY see how weak her hip action is!'

[vivian_lake]

Feverish? I hope you'll get better soon.

When I'm down... it depends. Sometimes I want to be left alone, sometimes I need someone beside me who'd hug me and said something good. But I wouldn't want it to be a random stranger.

Manga tarot is very pretty.