Comment by Pyrrhuloxia

One thing to keep in mind is that when a person is depressed or manic they are not thinking in what you might consider a "logical" way, or in a way that treats events with proper proportion and perspective. Thoughts can be very disorganized, small defeats can seem like crushing blows, minor slights can seem like significant insults, and you may feel unworthy of help or assume that nobody is willing to provide it.