I need advice my friend is strugerling to cope. She has three children and a partner who does what he can. She is on anti-depressants and recieving counciling. She wonders how she gets the children to school, when she is home all she wants to do is sleep. She is drained physically and mentally, she gets down because she has no energy to cook a meal or do anything with the children. She doesn't have the energy to wash. She has very little support, I can only do so much. When I am round I spend my time there cleaning. I wish I could magic up a cleaner and a cook but unfortunatly we have to do that ourselves. I've said she should stop punishing herself and treatment will take time. I'm not sure what else I can do, Ive suggested she takes up swimming again to clear her head and regain her confidence. When she told me today she had no energy to wash and hadn't for days, i had to ask her to draw on her own resources for strengh as other people can only do so much. I'm not sure what to do. All she wants to do is sleep, when I was that low I wanted to stop excisting. I can see where this may lead and I don't want to lose my close friend.