I hope I don't go to heck for the outburst I just had!

This friend of mine is a pretty sour guy. He's snooty, judgmental, and a self-proclaimed narcissist. He's also a really smart guy but depressed. He's not happy with his life and he says he's a hypochondriac. Anyway, he's been depressed for quite some time. I've never known what the best thing is to do for depressed people (Is narcissim a symptom of depression? Both my friend and my dad just kept repeating how unhappy they were/are.) I do not believe I can do anything for people suffering depression. My friend and my dad both poopoo(ed) any suggestions for fighting their depression. So really...what can I do? They spend so much energy and focus on being depressed that if they took that energy on getting over it, I think it would help a lot.

As much as I care for my friend, I can't deal with him anymore...again. 

When my friend told me he was a hypochondriac, I told him that was his choice. He said he didn't choose to be. I told him it may not be a conscious choice, but it is one. And then he said it was people with my kind of attitude that prevented people with mental illnesses from seeking help. Do people with mental illnesses know they are ill? After he said that, I went on a rant about my dad. Because when people are ready to seek and want help, they will do it. My belief is that everything is a choice whether you realise it or not. He doesn't agree with me, and that is okay. It's a belief that most poeple can't wrap their head around, I think.