How to tell someone you're depressed without saying it?
Anonymous
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Jan 14, 2018
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It's difficult to tell people your emotions. I know that sometimes because things were hard for me to say, I would write down how I'm feeling in a letter format and give it to my friends and family to help me get support. Or, if you don't want to do that, I would make it a point to share how you're feeling more to family/friends to get the support and help you need!
Kalopsia17
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Jan 28, 2018
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Most of the time, we need to understand, the other person cannot mind read. The best way to let someone who cares about you is to spit it out, no matter the level of complexity it carries. However if you still feel the need to be indirect, try giving easy clues. Definitely people who care about you will grasp whatever you’re trying to communicate.
Anonymous
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Feb 8, 2018
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You tell them through how your feeling, and basically list of all of the symptoms, through conversation wise. Through that, they should be able to grasp that you are dealing with depression, or at least know that you're going through a rough time.
BerrySunset
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Feb 17, 2018
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I think they would know just by how you act. But you could try writing it down, or write a poem called "my depression" or something like that. You could draw a picture of how you interpret depression and then asking someone to tell you what they think the picture is of.
Pumpkin74
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Feb 28, 2018
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You can describe your symptoms such as saying "Its hard for me to be happy sometimes." or "I always feel so tired and like it is hard to get out." Labeling depression doesn't matter as long as your feelings and symptoms are cared for.
magneticDog23
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Mar 8, 2018
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by showing it. by withdrawal and be passive, or with tell them what I feel now and why I feel it if I feel comfort enough to the person
Anonymous
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Mar 8, 2018
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Talk in a melancholy mood or imply using sad words etc that show the person is sad or depressed about something
Engineeringhappiness
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Mar 8, 2018
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tell them that you feel empty, and lonely and tell them how you are feeling. they will understand you
charmingBeauty55
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Mar 8, 2018
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Okay maybe you don’t tell them straight away, I usually don’t, though I feel like they need to know about me in case I ever get in a bad way. Just so they are prepared for it - if I suddenly locked myself in my room all day, not eating or drinking, people would probably find me pretty weird if they didn’t know I had a mental illness.
snakeskins
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Mar 8, 2018
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Depending on how close you are to the person, they could have already noticed how you feel. Otherwise you can say things like: "I've been feeling really down lately" or "I have a hard time enjoying things anymore". Depression is different for everyone, so depending on how you feel you can describe it in different ways.
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