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Firstly, you can't depress people. Depression is cause by the person who experiences it. I have had chronic depression for about 5 years, but I'm able to function normally because I don't allow my mental state to affect me. I spend hours each week in meditation and intraspectionary thought. Something that takes a while to learn, but is MOST definately worth it.
You and this chap are both quite young, and are not yet equipped to deal with your own psychological conditions. So as a professional, I say, seek professional help. You can sort out any problem you are faced with on your own once you have matured a wee bit more. But the one thing you will never be able to do, is fix other people's mental states.
If he goes off the deep end when you do... whatever it is that you think will send him over the edge. Just remember, he was heading that way already, and perhaps being in the throws of severe depression is what he needs to wake himself up to the fact that HE is responsible for where he is.
Like I said, you can't do this on your own, perhaps tell your parents, maybe even HIS parents what you see happening to him, because young people NEVER think to tell their parents about the things that they could REALLY use help with.
"Always give to the left, coz the right way is the wrong way."
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