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...See more Hi My sister was diagnosed with depression and has been receiving treatment through anti depressions for about 6 weeks now, with one increase in the meds. I have suspected she has been for a while as there has been a lot going on in our lives the past few years, to the point to which I think she has given up entirely and cannot motivate herself to push through her school work. I myself have anxiety and sometimes spells of depression and as a Psychology student & her sister I completely get why she is struggling. I am just looking for any advice for how I can help support her, especially when she is demotivated at a crucial time in her studies (exams in Sixth Form). I've tried various ways of her seeing the positive or how can I help motivate her, and other people have tried the harsher way - to which she definitely does not respond to (which I knew). Another thing is I am at uni across the country so can only verbally support her, and my dad who she lives with is no help whatsoever. I just want to help her do her best but not sure how as her depression has taken over her work ethic, saying things like I dont want to do work and that she is stupid and is going to fail and nothing is going in. Any advice would be much appreciated :)

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