Do you know someone with depression? Health.com has release a list of things to say and not to say to someone with depression.
What to say:
You’re not alone in this.
What NOT to say:
There’s always someone worse off than you are.
You matter
What to say:
You are important to me.
What NOT to say:
No one ever said that life was fair.
Let me help
What to say:
Do you want a hug?
What NOT to say:
Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
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.
You can survive this
What to say:
When all this is over, I’ll still be here and so will you.
What NOT to say:
It’s your own fault.
I’ll do my best to understand
What to say:
I can’t really understand what you are feeling, but I can offer my compassion.
What NOT to say:
Believe me, I know how you feel. I was depressed once for several days.
You won’t drive me away
What to say:
I’m not going to leave you or abandon you.
What NOT to say:
I think your depression is a way of punishing us.
I care about you
What to say:
I love you. (Say this only if you mean it.)
What NOT to say:
Haven’t you grown tired of all this “me, me, me” stuff yet?
We’ll get through this together
What to say:
I’m sorry that you’re in so much pain. I am not going to leave you. I am going to take care of myself, so you don’t need to worry that your pain might hurt me.
What NOT to say:
Have you tried chamomile tea?
1 comment:
Sana may like din dito. hehe
Ganda nitong post mo. It made me realize that I am totally the opposite of a sympathetic person--a jerk, in other words. Haha I'll try my best to veer away from saying the "what not to say."
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