10 Things to Say (and 10 Not to Say) to Someone With Depression - Article Health

How to show you care
What do you say to someone who’s depressed? All too often, it’s the wrong thing.

“People still have such a cloudy idea of what mental illness is,” says Kathleen Brannon, of Herndon, Va.

I’m here for you

What to say:
You’re not alone in this.

What NOT to say:
There’s always someone worse off than you are.

Let me help

What to say:
Do you want a hug?

What NOT to say:
Stop feeling sorry for yourself.

You matter

What to say:
You are important to me.

What NOT to say:
No one ever said that life was fair.

Depression is real

What to say:
You are not going crazy.

What NOT to say:
So you’re depressed. Aren’t you always?


There is hope

What to say:
We are not on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.

What NOT to say:
Try not to be so depressed.



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