Seth Adam Smith posted a cartoon about building a nest for someone with depression. It was one of the most wonderful things I have ever seen on how to care for a person with depression, sometimes. I worked a little and found the original online:
http://www.robot-hugs.com/nest/
I'll wait a second while you check it out. I loved it when I first saw it. I do believe this is a modern version of Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Too often, the approach to someone with depression is a command to snap out of it, get over it, put on a smile and move on. Each method denying what the person is feeling. However, I also recognize how easy it is to get stuck there, in a nest, not coming out, ever. There is a time to push forward and a time to rest and nest.
Update: Seth wrote about the same picture:
http://sethadamsmith.com/2014/04/14/help-someone-with-depression/
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