Agreed. I have a background of depression too, so I was able to sympathize with the person but not on that level. Most of my help was just being there for them

Agreed. I have a background of depression too, so I was able to sympathize with the person but not on that level. Most of my help was just being there for them and taking care of them, and the idea of somebody is there for them was clearly helping. We got medical help for the recovery, not in the drugs way, but a professional with the experience of dealing with the kind of problems the person had. Our job was to keep them going with their lives. That was it. Feeling of being cared and loved allowed them to get professional help that they would not seek otherwise.