How to support someone with anxiety or depression
How to support someone with anxiety or depression A rough guide I am writing this article because over the years that I have struggled with anxiety/ depression, I have been blessed to have a support network of friends who have been willing to do anything they can to help me. However, they often ask how they can help me, as mental illnesses can be so difficult to understand and comprehend, if you have not experienced them first hand. I personally think that we should all be taught about common mental illnesses and how to show support to sufferers while at school, as studies have shown that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem each year. Considering that shocking statistic, it seems ridiculous that mental illness is still such a taboo subject to discuss and there is so little understanding of it still. It affects so many of us each year, but yet sufferers feel so alone and isolated. Mental illnesses vary significantly between sufferers, hence my de