No, you have to empathetic and sympathetic.
If someone tells you they're depressed don't tell them they need to overcome it. Find out why they're depressed and share in their misery. That makes them feel a lot better, then you can tell a story how something similar happened to you and you overcame it later on.
Put yourself in their shoes. If you're parents died in a car crash, who would you look to for friendship? The person who says to you, "pick yourself up by your bootstraps boy, overcome it." or the person who says to you, "Oh that's really terrible, I can imagine how you feel...come here let's hug it out you need a hug."
This is how you make & keep friends. It's also a sign of social saviness and maturity.
If someone tells you they're depressed don't tell them they need to overcome it. Find out why they're depressed and share in their misery. That makes them feel a lot better, then you can tell a story how something similar happened to you and you overcame it later on.
Put yourself in their shoes. If you're parents died in a car crash, who would you look to for friendship? The person who says to you, "pick yourself up by your bootstraps boy, overcome it." or the person who says to you, "Oh that's really terrible, I can imagine how you feel...come here let's hug it out you need a hug."
This is how you make & keep friends. It's also a sign of social saviness and maturity.