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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The 100 Worst Things to Say to Someone Who's Depressed

These platitudes won't help.

“What’s *your* problem?” 
“Will you stop that constant whining? What makes you think that anyone cares?” 
“Have you gotten tired yet of all this me-me-me stuff?” 
“You just need to give yourself a kick in the rear.” 
“But it’s all in your mind.” 
“I thought you were stronger than that.”
“No one ever said life was fair.”
“As you get stronger you won’t have to wallow in it as much.” 
“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” 
“Do you feel better now?”(Usually said following a five minute conversation in which the speaker has asked me “what’s wrong?” and “would you like to talk about it?” with the best of intentions, but absolutely no under-standing of depression as anything but an irrational sadness.)

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