There are practical, kind and non-judgmental ways you can support them.
“Helping us regain entry into the world can be as small as getting us outside, diversifying what we’re seeing and experiencing beyond the bedroom ceiling, the contents of the fridge, the bathroom, the bedroom ceiling again.”meals
“Things that can help: hanging up the wet washing that they put in the machine in a rare surge of energy but have now let sit in the machine for hours, offering to make that call to the doctor for them, prompting them to reply to emails before things start to pile up, reminding them that it’s bin day tomorrow so they’re not left with several weeks’ worth of rubbish by the time their mood improves. It’s these little things that we remember.
Beth adds: "The way through depression is rarely, if ever, a straight line. There are good days and bad days, days where we can and days where we can’t. Try to remember that it’s not a failure if our mood dips after a prolonged stable period, it’s just information to be responded to. If you do feel privately disappointed, keep it to yourself.
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