(July 26, 2011 at 5:10 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: So if I know a friend or have a loved one who is depressed and then suddenly has an inexplicable rebound, this could be a warning sign? What, from your experience, could be done or said to find out and break that cycle before it's too late?I too have suffered/am suffering from depression and have contemplated suicide at multiple points during my life. It isn't a nice journey; you become very depressed for weeks and then feel very positive when you make the decision to go through with it. I was lucky to be pulled back from the brink by my friends, so I've never got to the point where I actively tried to harm myself, but I've been in the phase where I could have easily done something, and whilst you still feel down and depressed, you have a weird sense of being.
People don't bounce back from depression quickly. If they do, they are either going to quickly sink back into it (i.e. it is a temporary uplift), or they are planning to end their lives and feel positive about making such a decision. It should be taken as a warning sign; just let them know you are there for them, and that if they need to talk to you at any point, they can.
