In the past few months, I noticed my closest friend has been acting different. I asked her if she's ok a couple of times, but she avoided the subject and just said she's tired.
Today, she seemed especially unhappy, so I asked her again. She said "I'm going through a though time and I'm trying to disconnect from everything and everyone, sorry but I don't want to talk about it".
I said I'll always be there for her whenever she feels ready to talk. She said "Thank you, I appreciate that you're close to me, but I still prefer not to talk" and then she changed topic and started talking about trivial stuffs.
It's ok if she doesn't feel comfortable opening up, but I want to be helpful. I know what depression feels like (thankfully, it's now gone) and I want to be there for her and be the best possible friend. What can I do to support her?
We have a common close friend and I was thinking of telling her something like "Hey, I noticed (name) is going through something, let's organize a surprise party or something like that and show her that we care about her".
Would that be appropriate? Or is it gossip? Maybe my friend doesn't want other people to know she's not feeling ok. Or maybe she already told our common friend all the details. No idea. We're all in our early to mid 30s BTW.
