Depression and anxiety are very real, and very prevalent, disorders. But unless one has experienced the symptoms personally, knowing how to support someone suffering from them can be difficult. Author Louisa Rogers offers ways to make a positive difference in sections titled: Be aware of a tendency to trivialize the disease, Educate yourself, Provide emotional support, not advice, Be willing to discuss the disease or not, When you feel critical and judgmental, take a break, Connect on their terms, and Offer hope.

By Louisa Rogers