I feel most people just aren't emotionally intelligent enough to know how to talk to a depressed person. When they talk to a depressed person, part of them is s

I feel most people just aren't emotionally intelligent enough to know how to talk to a depressed person. When they talk to a depressed person, part of them is still thinking about their own lives, what they would do, prior experiences, etc.. but they don't get it. You really have to know what it's like in their situation. What they faced in the past. What adversities they had to overcome. Why they have that negative mindset. Part of the reason they're depressed is because they feel no one understands them. They feel alone in their thoughts. Listening is key, as is truly being present, understanding first, then responding. But I think it really shouldn't come down to a scenario where you have to talk to a depressed person... We're such an isolated society. Men, especially don't like to have meaningful conversations with each other - it's taboo. We rather talk about women, or sports. We may be surrounded by many people, have 24/7 access to social networks, but we don't feel connected. Bottling up emotions is not a healthy thing. Lastly, the only people in this world who really care about you are your parents, and possibly a significant other, maybe siblings too. That's a very lonely harsh truth. I get this feeling sometimes when I sit next to a co-worker, or even a stranger in the train. I always think to myself: this person has no value whatsoever to my life. And I can never have an impact on his... He doesn't care if my startup fails or if I can't find a wife. The fact everyone lives, and dies by themselves really does make me depressed at times.