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OF COURSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SEVERITY FOR DEPRESSION -
IF THE PERSON IS FEELING BLUE, BUT STILL GOING TO CLASS, EATING, SLEEPING, AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS, THEN THAT PERSON MAY JUST NEED A LISTENING EAR, SOMEONE WHO CAN VALIDATE THEIR PAIN, AND HELP THEM PROBLEM SOLVE. BUT IF THEIR DEPRESSION SEEMS MORE SE
LET’S MOVE ON. WHEN HELPING SOMEONE WHO IS DEPRESSED OR IN CRISIS, IT’S EASY TO LOSE YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND THEN NOT BE VERY HELPFUL. LET’S DISCUSS THE CASE OF DEBBIE.…
WENDY READS CASE #2, “DEBBIE”
ASKS THEM TO TURN TO SOMEONE BESIDE THEM TO DISCUSS HOW THEY FEEL WHEN DEBBIE COMES TO THEM FOR HELP, AND ALSO WHAT WOULD THEY SAY TO DEBBIE