"How Good a Friend are you?" Quiz

[Luba]

http://www.lhj.com/lhj/quiz.jhtml?qu...equestid=49742
Your results

You're a great friend!

Congratulations! When a friend is in need, you are the gal to call. You can be trusted with secrets and are quick to yield a comfy shoulder to cry on. When the going gets tough, you almost always get going to see if you can be of assistance. You also know your boundaries and aren't afraid to take time out from a friendship when it's overwhelming you or compromising your feelings. You maintain an abundance of friends -- people you've kept up with through thick and thin and through all kinds of life changes.

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I think the results are a little too kind...they should have asked about 'depressed friends which I have trouble keeping in touch with...I honestly don't know what to do when their depression is out of control...I walk away feeling extremely sad that their lives are so difficult. Maybe I'll look for "how to deal with a depressed person without being affected by it'" though I have kept in touch with people 'through thick and thin' but not as much as I would during the good times...

[Vautrin]

Originally Posted by Luba

I think the results are a little too kind...they should have asked about 'depressed friends which I have trouble keeping in touch with...I honestly don't know what to do when their depression is out of control...

That is the paradox. Often they get very defeatist attitudes about their lives, yet at the same time they need support from people around them more than ever. In case of severe depression, medication may often be needed, as the chemistry in the brain may be malfunctioning. The best thing to do, is trying to get them to see a professional, but of course, do it in a sensitive way.

I walk away feeling extremely sad that their lives are so difficult. Maybe I'll look for "how to deal with a depressed person without being affected by it'" though I have kept in touch with people 'through thick and thin' but not as much as I would during the good times...

It is natural. It is hard to deal with people who can't see the bright side of anything. Sadly it is not the best thing for them either, sometimes they will hold grudges too, for not keeping in touch.

[Luba]

You are SO right, Vautrin. It is very difficult to get some depressed people to take medication or see a professional and they do hold grudges if you aren't there for them.

[TKDLady]

Here are my results:

You're a great friend!



Congratulations! When a friend is in need, you are the gal to call. You can be trusted with secrets and are quick to yield a comfy shoulder to cry on. When the going gets tough, you almost always get going to see if you can be of assistance. You also know your boundaries and aren't afraid to take time out from a friendship when it's overwhelming you or compromising your feelings. You maintain an abundance of friends -- people you've kept up with through thick and thin and through all kinds of life changes.

[Merika]

I don't want to take it. I want some of that therapy and medication Vautrin was talking about.

= ME experiencing menopause.

And I'm not exaggerating.