As the title suggests, friendships are important to get through life. The reason for this is because there are a lot of things that occurs when being by yourself most of the time.

For instance, if you got problems that are affecting you, I always feel like it is best to communicate with someone. In certain situations, talking to your friends might bring a more positive outcome than with family because for the most part, you're most likely going to feel more comfortable with your friends than you would with family members. The biggest reason is due to the fact some stuff that will happen to you maybe harder to say to parents than to friends.

Also, depression could occur more often if you hold on to what's going in with you and not let it out. The amount of suicides that happen throughout a yearly basis are quite substantial. What makes depression even more severe is when everyone is telling you to just up and deal with it. The one thing that friend could do to help out with someone through depression is to be available.

Availability is key when dealing with depression because it shows that person that it's not a minor issue. Talking, but being mindful, also brings positive outcomes as well because it shows you are caring but also gives a different perspective on how to overcome your situation.Finally, you have to be true to yourself and allow yourself to open up to others so they can come up with solutions for you .

Remember, you're not ok and that's ok.