How do I cheer up my depressed roommate?

[Anonymous]

According to our school's counselor, my roommate has mild depression and thinks it's possible that it might be worse.

She always seems to have problems with guys, and this summer she had her heart broken by her boyfriend. So when the counselor told her that, I think she kind of grabbed onto the diagnosis, because she seems pretty convinced now that her problem is depression.

She acts happy most of the time when she's around me, but apparently she's really upset inside, and just recently she told me that she doesn't find many things fun anymore.

Well, anyway, I really feel bad for her and I was wondering if there's any way for me to help her through this? When we hang out together I have fun and I think she does too, we always laugh so much. But I want her to be able to be happy all the time.

[drSkabs]

hmmm.. if she seems happy around you then that's a good thing, especially since your her roommate. but try to get her out more to make more friends. that way, when your not around shell have someone to talk to or keep her company. also try to find more hobbies for her to do. people ussually get depressed more when theyre bored, which unfortunately goes hand in hand with the fact that they start to not enjoy going out as much. just surround her with more positivety and stuff that's happy and simple. live life one day at a time. etc hope this helps :)

[Dekin]

I've been stuck with depression for a thrid of my life and it's not easy getting by.

Keep her company, let her know that there are always people around, she's not the only one going through it, keep her around people.

It sounds like she just went through a serious relationship. If that's the case then she needs lots of recovery time.