99 Rules for Dealing with a Depression Patient

To the unknown soldier fighting a battle no one sees...

I know you feel lonely, frustrated, and perhaps holding back repressed anger. It is incredibly difficult to live with someone suffering from depression. The house becomes gloomy, curtains are drawn, laughter is postponed, and you feel like you are walking on eggshells for fear of hurting their feelings or provoking their anger.

You offer solutions, and they reject them. You cook for them, and they don't eat. You tell them life is beautiful, and they look at you with an empty stare that breaks your heart. You wonder: "Am I failing? Do they hate me? When will this nightmare end?".

In this book, I will explain what goes on inside the mind of a depressed patient, so you know they don't hate you; they simply "don't feel" you because they are drowning in their pain. I will give you 99 very practical rules to transform from a "pressure-inducing advisor" to a "comfort-inducing partner." We will learn how to distinguish between "laziness" and "illness," how to protect ourselves from drowning with them, and how to be that dim light they wait for at the end of the tunnel.

You are not alone, and this book is your weapon.