So I've been in a relationship for over 10 years now which has sadly ended although we're still on good terms. Throughout that time my other half has been suffering mentally with depression and anxiety. Over the years we've tried multiple different things from pills to therapy, which I don't think shes really ever opened up and unfortunately things just haven't worked out. I'm still in contact with this person and still want to help them get better. What can you suggest for someone who's basically tried everything. Ive been trying to push her to back to therapy but its so difficult to convince her at times to do this. Could you suggest the best way to go about having these conversations as I've found theres always a fine line between offending people and trying to give them useful advice. Unfortunately I'm not a licensed professional so I don't really want to make things worse but wanted to know how I could go about helping?
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So I've been in a relationship for over 10 years now which has sadly ended although we're still on good terms. Throughout that time my other half has been suffering mentally with depression and anxiety. Over the years we've tried multiple different things from pills to therapy, which I don't think shes really ever opened up and unfortunately things just haven't worked out. I'm still in contact with this person and still want to help them get better. What can you suggest for someone who's basically tried everything. Ive been trying to push her to back to therapy but its so difficult to convince her at times to do this. Could you suggest the best way to go about having these conversations as I've found theres always a fine line between offending people and trying to give them useful advice. Unfortunately I'm not a licensed professional so I don't really want to make things worse but wanted to know how I could go about helping?
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