How do you take care of a depressed boyfriend?

aaah okay ^^… hehe sorry for jumping the gun like that =O

Well all I think you can do is just be there for him… try n’ make him smile by making a little fun… fun n’ laughter helps ya get out of focus on the negative thoughts. Show him that you care about him n’ still likes him by giving him lots of cute smiles (a smile is infectious as they say)

I hope he got a good therapist… I had a really bad one once who seemed more to point fingers at me n’ made me feel worse… then I talked to the peeps at the place n’ got another one who is more gentle n’ calm… she’s been helping me a lot :)

jesterfh–> Haha oh I didn’t mean that I don’t CARE about if he needs to go to one or not! I meant that I wasn’t MAD at him for wanting to go to one, because he tried to tell me he wanted to once, but he thought I got mad at him for wanting to go. I wanted him to know I wasn’t MAD at him for it, not that I don’t care about him needing it :P He went to therapy today, which he said was weird, but I’m so glad he’s going :) I just don’t know how to help him in the mean time

oh I was depressed, too. when we first started dating I was at my worst point in my depression, and ended up in the mental hospital for a little while. he stayed with me, but after I got better he said he would break up with me if it ever got to that point again. I KNOW he’s not himself right now, and I KNOW I love him, which is why I’m going to stick with him and help him through it.

BUT I don’t know how to help him, which was what I was asking for :P haha

hmm I got a question about this… I just need to be clear on what you meant by “…him telling me that he wanted to go to a therapist, which I didn’t care about, but he thought I did. I said I wanted to talk to him to tell him I didn’t care”

So you love him but you don’t care about his issues or that he feels down?… I really can’t imaging that’s what you meant, n’ that’s why I’d like to get it a bit more clear.

n’ an advice, help him find someone professional like a therapist he can talk to and get his sorrow off his chest (depression isn’t something to be taken lightly, but since you’ve been so yourself you should know)… You are not his mother, so don’t be his mother whether you don’t mind or he want you to…

Don’t think I got much else for you at the moment