How much do other people influence our depression? Is there a way of identifying if the people closest to us are, in fact, bad for us? I know it seems like a silly question, like "if they make you feel bad, they shouldn't be part of your life", but sometimes I don't think it's that simple. I had a big blowup with a friend a little while ago, and that was actually a huge turning point for me in recovering from my depression. All the same, I miss him very much, but I'm afraid that if I try to fix our friendship, I'm just going to end up right back where I started. How am I supposed to figure out what I can handle without doing a tailspin back into depression in the process?