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Friend is very depressed
| I'm just going to get this out the way so people can suggest more creative solutions:
Diet and exercise work wonders gürl
| >>417528
He's vegan and he already does exercises. Anyway he's not going to just do what I tell him to do. Either cause of I'm not worth it or just cause he'll get bored by it. I guess he needs answer to existential questions. Or I guess it's better to say that he already has those answers and that's why he's depressed...
| >>417531
There was a thread like this recently where somebody wanted to cheer up a girl with existential depression, like your friend
People ended up recommending a couple YouTube channels that they enjoyed about these subjects, I don't remember off the top of my head, but you might be able to find it
Also maybe he's depressed because he's vegan, you should help by giving him some meat, preferably your own
| Psychiatric help (and maybe pills) is a good start, or at least it was for me.
| >>417540
Exurb1a is the channel you're talking about and yes op, perhaps try watching a few videos of his and then recommending it to your for friend. Exurb1a is an excellent YouTube channel, my favourite in fact, and he can get very deep, his videos definitely helped me.
But of course it's no cure, bottom line is that depression is pretty shit and there's no mighty cure, some things may work for some and not for others. All you can really do is support him as much as you can.
| >>417540 I think he needs to start believing in God.
If he is into metaphysical shit, then he believes in the unknown.
Also, bring him to a professional counselor.
| >>417690
>god
shame on you
op i believe you two should start doing crazy things just for the thick of it.
get him to gain the perspective of a god that was bored and is now entertaining himself somewhat by playing around with stupid mortals and wondering what they will do.
make chaos happen. do things whose outcome will be unpredictable.
try to get another human to somehow do something completely fucking crazy without them knowing that it's you that are doing it and how.
| or just start a cult. get his chemical levels checked out. go out in the wilderness for a month. have him try astral projection.
| Get him started on some heavy ass drugs.
| >>417695 screw you
Also, tbh the idea >>1e64a5 gave is a nice one, I'd just absolutely remove the part about bored God, because that could guide into further depres and wondering.
Make chaos happen, but do not be reckless, shit better not get real just to take ur fren from depres.
Make him perplex, by any means that will not trouble someone else
(On another board one g/u/rl said that giving an unexpected succ is one of the best strategies, btw (not beeing too suggestive))
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| I'm afraid that he can suicide one day. I want to help him but I'm so bad at this. I had depression long time ago and thus I don't remember what he probably wants to hear. He's depressed about many things. Metaphysical shit, society, himself etc. Are there any good resources to research so I tell him something that'll help? Perhaps guide for self cure or something?