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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