The 10 Stupidest Things You Can Say To A Depressed Person

Reblogged from Thought Catalog:
1. "Just go outside more!"
Right, because going outside is the easiest part of any depressed person's day, and the only thing stopping them from going for a light frolic through the local park is the fact that no one has told them how awesome it was! The thing is, a huge part of depression is not being able to navigate the world in the way you used to, and there is a good chance that they are trying desperately just to make it out to get basic food supplies if they are at a low point of an episode.
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Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - September 25, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Quinonostante Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs