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writes:What can you do when your best friend is feeling down and something is clearly bothering them, but they won't talk about it or let you know what's wrong?
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reader, dirtball +, writes (29 July 2010):
 My suggestion is find something that you can do together that will be a lot of fun. When my best friend's dog died not long ago, he spent a lot of time very depressed. While it was completely understandable, it wasn't healthy. I found a funny movie that I knew he'd like and watched it with him. He wasn't all about it at first, but thanked me afterword because it was the first he'd laughed in over a week. He said that it made him feel a lot better, and I noticed the change.The difference was that I knew what was wrong. Your friend likely doesn't want to discuss it yet, but let them know you're there if they want to. Sometimes hitting them point blank can help you find out what's up too. "Hey man, you haven't been yourself lately. What's up? Hope I didn't piss you off or something." Otherwise, just give it time. They'll tell you when they are ready.
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reader, Ex-Soldier  +, writes (29 July 2010):
Just tell them that you are there for them if they ever need to feel like they need to get anything off there chest,also make sure you are prone to keeping secrets as the person is more likly to open up if its in confidence, i found out my friends were more likly to speak to me if they know i can keep a secret,and to some people that can mean a real lot. hope this helps.
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