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Originally Posted by Samanthagreene
Probably no trigger, but better safe than sorry.
There's a kid in school that I know pretty well and I feel like he might be clinically depressed. He just seems to be spiraling downwards, bad relationship with parents, struggling academically, and just way more irritable nowadays (which is sometimes how depression manifests in teens). I'm not sure how to approach him about it or if I should just stay supportive and not mention it. I don't want him to end up suicidal or si'ing or anything really bad, but I'm not sure if I should mention it, especially because he's a boy and kinda hostile nowadays.
Advice?
-Sam
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You know what, Sam? I think I'm in favor of you doing something. When I was a teenager, I was seriously depressed but I had no idea that I was seriously depressed. If some total stranger had walked up to me and said
"Excuse me, but you seem seriously depressed to me. Are you OK?"
just the fact that a total stranger could see it would have made me take it seriously.
I would do something in a way that only the kid gets the information to make sure there's no public humiliation involved. The worst that could happen is he gets angry at you, right? If you can deal with that, why not give it a try? You might even end up having a big effect on that young person's life.
- vital