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Originally Posted by hvert
Wow, that's a really tough situation. Grief really does affect everyone differently. Being unemployed, having your father die unexpectedly, and then someone else you are close to - that could definitely trigger depression. Where this has been going on for a while now, it may not be something she snaps out of.
I wonder if there is a way you could approach her without adding more stress?
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Yeah, it sure is! I don't except her to just snap out of this anytime soon. I know for sure if this happened to me, I would barely be able to function most of the time for a long time! If she is depressed, then she is doing one hell of a job hiding it well as she is one of the most upbeat and cheerful people that I've ever met in my life!
She told me that she's just happy to be alive and that it's hard to not be happy when she looks at her funny dog. Of course, she could still be depressed at times. I never really thought about that since she doesn't sound the least bit depressed anymore. I haven't seen her since this happened. I'm not really taking this personally of course. I just needed to understand why she is acting the way that she is as I've never been through this situation before with a friend.
I have told her to call or email me if she needs to talk and I meant that. I'll email her today to see how she's doing. I won't ask her if she'd like to go out or not. If she wants to go out, that's fine. I'll offer to take her to the movies again, but if she's not up for it anytime soon, then that's fine. I understand that everyone grieves differently.