Fatigue at work, coupled with collisions in life, can result in lingering melancholy and depression. Lack of appetite, apathy, loss of interest in the environment are just some of the symptoms. To return to such a person "the taste for life", you need to provide him with support.
Instructions
Step 1
Perhaps your friend just needs communication, sympathy, empathy. Try to talk to him, ask what worries him, what prospects he sees in his life. It's great if he has a dream, or he remembers an existing one. Encourage the person to understand and become aware of their motives and aspirations.
Step 2
But you need to start dispelling melancholy with the implementation of the simplest, easily achievable goals: wash the dishes, learn a short poem, solve a simple problem. Build on what your friend might be interested in. Occupational therapy is one of the most effective methods of dealing with depression.
Step 3
Let your friend listen to good songs. Remember what performers he used to love. Go out with him for a walk, go shopping. Go together to the cinema, theater, you can call a small company. A girl can be inspired by buying beautiful clothes. Give her flowers, arrange a romantic date. Help her solve her problems.
Step 4
Present a beautiful notebook to your friend and suggest using it as a diary. Let him write down his thoughts, impressions, experiences there. Maybe poetry. It is also good to record quotes and sayings of great people - this technique was practiced by L. N. Tolstoy. If a person loves to read, you can give him a book that might inspire him. Choose a life-affirming piece with an interesting storyline and a good ending. Build on your friend's preference.
Step 5
Engage a friend who has fallen into a blues with an interesting activity. This can be the art of photography, beading, collecting large mosaics, collecting coins. When a person is carried away, he feels support under his feet. Invite a friend to go camping. You can choose from hiking, horseback riding or, for example, kayaking. Travel can inspire many.
Step 6
If the previous methods did not have the desired effect, try using the “by contradiction” method. Turn on the heaviest and darkest music, psychologically difficult films, tell stories from the lives of unfortunate, sick, crippled people, show their photographs. This can lead to shock, but in the end, a person must understand that his problems are nonsense, compared to real tragedies. People without arms and legs know how to enjoy life, and he, so relatively healthy, strong, drives himself into a dead end with his gloomy thoughts.
