How to Deal With a Mental Illness

I'm in a relationship with, with someone who struggles with depression and anxiety. And it can be quite dark and, and, and that's, is challenging. So what was your experience? Like during or did you figure out ways to support her (Penny) I didn't really do much, I suppose. Because I just sort of was nice to them as nice as I could possibly be. With Penny now as being a bit older and now the work I do, there are a few things that I've made sure that I do that really helped me.