Posted by:
paulk
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Date: August 30, 2016 09:51PM
I'm sure circumstances have contributed to his depression. Loss of support from family and friends don't help. But if it's chemical, there is very little you can do to reason with him or talk him out of it.
I go through this with my wife. There are days where no amount of trying to be rational, trying to encourage, trying to have a positive attitude helps. Her mind gets in a depressive fog that is beyond her control.
The advice of getting professional treatment is sound. If he is not responding to the current treatment, try different meds and doses. If his counselor is not being effective try someone new. Someone last week discussed NAMI, which is also a great organization.
But I'm with you. It is draining ... I know exactly how it feels to feel helpless and drained and torn down. It's like hitting a wall and not being able to make any change for the better.
The thread I started from last week is at
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1865698