7 Signs Your Friends Are Making You Depressed

Depression is a serious mental illness characterized by impaired functioning and a persistently despondent mood. And one of the most concerning risk factors for clinical depression is a lack of social support. Are you stuck with the wrong friends? Are they emotionally unavailable or unsupportive? Are your friends making you depressed? When we don’t have a strong support system to lean back on, it makes us more prone to depression. So it’s important to recognize the signs your friends may be making you depressed.

If you relate to this video but you’re still not sure if you should let go of your friendships, especially when the person is your best friend, we’ve also made a video on the signs you should let go of your best friend here: https://youtu.be/nNgIi4eJduY

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Morgan Franz
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
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YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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