I've heard a lot of bad things said to me by people with good intentions. So I've gone ahead and made a list of phrases that should not said to suicidal/depressed people if you except to help them. These are phrases that are utterly meaningless, and don't help at all. Mainly because they mean nothing, and are extremely vague.
[quote]Live to see that one person that makes your day
Don't worry about being fixed because you're not broken.
Someday it will be better. Live for the happiness you will feel. It is what it is, but you make it what it will be. But right now, know that you are needed, you are loved, and you are enough. The future is yours.. Seize it.
Live for the new people you meet
Live for GOD who gave you life.
Don’t go quiet into that goodnight, instead rage against the dying of the light
I love you.
You've had a 100% chance of survival so far at the longest you've ever been. Break the record again tomorrow.
When you conquer what you're going through, wake up tomorrow, your breakfast will taste better than ever before.
You are an amazing, beautiful, creative person that can NEVER be replaced.
Everyday is a new personal record for how long you have lived.
Don’t kill yourself, just love and be loved.
Why not just prove them all wrong?
It's better to die trying as hard as you can than just surrender. At the end you will know that you took your chance even if it meant fight which you could not win. Go forward brave soul. Face your fears and demons.
You know, X makes me happy...
Live to make the world a better place, to love and let live. To be an example others can look up to of living life with passion.
Instead of ending your life you can move away and start your life fresh.
The things you are going through right now will only make you a stronger person, even though that's hard to realize right now. After a hurricane comes a rainbow.
Life's too beautiful to push it away before it leaves by itself…
I have walked the valley of death, I have seen evil, my friends have died and my enemies have walked away, I have written letters home with tears in my eyes, saying their son has died doing the right thing even though I wanted it all to end I knew a wounded man would need me so I preserve the fighting strength and you should be too. Problems can be solved even if the worst things. Remember someone needs you. -Navy Medic Quote
If you commit suicide, how will you know what happens tomorrow?
Think about that special person you like.
Live for the small things. Bands you like releasing new material, tv shows continuing, films, games. they can all give you some of the best experiences and feelings possible. the little things add up to make one good thing. the things you enjoy are worth living for.
It would break hearts if you killed yourself.
Studies have shown that when people cut down dramatically on calories and don't eat enough, they start to become moody, anxious and show similar symptoms to someone with serious depression. Similarly, if people binge too much on junk food and don't eat healthily enough, they become sluggish, unmotivated and depressed. On the other end of the scale, exercising and eating certain foods releases endorphins (feel-good chemicals) to make you feel happy. After doing an hour of exercise the same endorphins are released as those that are released after sex! So keeping fit and eating well does improve your mental health!!!
Live simply because god gave life to us and he knows when to take us back to him.
This is all we have, and it is beautiful. Stop worrying about human affairs. They don't matter in the end of things. Just enjoy what time you have here while you have it.
This universe is beautiful and we, as a unified human race, are learning more about it every day. You are living in an Age of Enlightenment, don't pass that up for anything.
Go and see the end of the world!
I have seen the stars and felt small. I have watched the ants and felt huge. I have seen children and felt old, or grandparents and felt young. I can live a year and feel that only seconds went by, or look someone in the eyes lose myself in them forever. I live to feel all I can feel and enjoy the simplest things with all my heart.
You have a bright future, and so much to live for, don't throw that away
Exploration. To know if there's another world out there waiting for someone, anyone to find it and hold its secrets. To see if there's another species or planet, a cure for cancer. Exploration.
Fighting, keeping inspiration, following the right feelings and never giving up means that sometime soon, things will turn around and it'll all be worth it.
Take a moment to clear your head and look outside yourself. What you find may surprise you. Talk to people, build bridges, those bridges help you find happiness.
Have friends, and have fun with them, life is not forever, so you should start having fun right now.
Try to be better than you thought you could ever be.
Instead of destroying, you should create. Turn the positive into the negative. Don't wallow in misery, get better at something. Clear your head and think.
Change the world.
Live so you can see how all the mind blowing stuff that is going to come out in your lifetime. Technology, movies, videogames etc.
I\'s not just that there's someone worse off than you that should cheer you up - it's the fact that you have the potential to make their lives better that should.
You are a gift sent down on this planet.
You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!
At any moment in the day, something can happen which can turn things around and make your day totally worth it.
Somebody in your life CARES ABOUT YOU! They don't want you gone, and think about that, would you like to hurt another person deeply by doing an irreversible action? We all have tough problems in our lives, but in the end we just all have to fight the problems and learn from them; become stronger in the end! There is NO reason to take your own life!
Succeed in something, because we all succeed in something. Not because we are the best, but because we can show the world what we are worth.
You should discover yourself and the world around you and watch yourself and the world around you constantly grow.
Life is a lesson, and you're the teacher, let it be taught.
We discover who we are through the eyes of our loved ones. Live and breathe for them because if their eyes are filled with tears, we won't be able to see our soul reflected in them.
To see the rainbow, you've got to live through the rain. :-)
Living is looking back to the roads you've walked and looking forward to the path that lies ahead of me. Living is about discovering what new stories life will bring us and reminiscing about the ones that had gone by. Living is looking for reasons that will make you smile; living is about finding moments to laugh and moments to cry. Living is falling down so we can get up and start going again. Living is having friendships that last for a lifetime. Living is finding true love. Living is life.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Find the person who makes you really, TRULY happy.
Go to all the places you have not been before.
Sometimes you have to find your own reasons to live, no one else can find it for you and that' can be the hardest part. However the reason is out there, and sometimes your reason to live can be to find that reason, even if that's all that keeps you going.
If you die, the people around you will perish
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I have been through a lot. I have struggled to find a reason to live and I have found one. I live for the next word to make up the page that make the chapters that make the book. I live to feel life and play in the mud and laugh with my friends. I live to write crappy songs and eat over sized cookies or just the batter itself. I live for impulse plans with loved ones. I live to see what new artwork will show up on my wall and the new book that build up on my shelves. I live because others need me. I also live because if I die it will hurt others and i won't have to hear, "I just wanted to make sure she woke up in the morning" again.
Things will get better
Bad incidents are linked to a reason. If you stay alive then only you can find that reason
Suicide is a temporary solution to a permanent problem.
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If you say any of these, and feeling strongly that I am wrong. Go ahead and tell me that. This is just my opinion, man.
If anyone wants, I can add a followup to why something in this list doesn't help.
Tbh I don't mean to knock the way you feel but some of these quotes are totally accurate, it's just when you're depressed it's very hard to see that or believe in those things because of the nature of depression. Think about how your negative belief system is impacting your feelings.
[editline]8th February 2016[/editline]
Also suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. That's the truth.
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;49695356]Tbh I don't mean to knock the way you feel but some of these quotes are totally accurate, it's just when you're depressed it's very hard to see that or believe in those things because of the nature of depression. Think about how your negative belief system is impacting your feelings.
[editline]8th February 2016[/editline]
Also suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. That's the truth.[/QUOTE]
The point, though, is that these phrases don't help. A lot of them cause negative reactions. Saying suicide is a temporary solution to a permanent problem doesn't make the depressed person feel any better. A lot of times it makes them feel worse. It causes guilt.
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;49695356]Think about how your negative belief system is impacting your feelings.
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This is another terrible phrase. It doesn't say specifically what is wrong. It just a generic platitude that makes the depressed person feel like an outcast for not being able to do something considered normal.
My goal with this list was to advise caution. People with a suicidal thought pattern cannot see your version of logic. They have a different set of logic. You have to see thing from their perspective, not force your own onto them.
personally, I find lists like these somewhat unnecessary and inaccurate. depression like all other psychological struggles affects us all differently. that these phrases don't help sounds pretty wrong as I know I appreciate hearing things similar to some of the things mentioned here when I'm feeling awfully depressed. my immediate reaction to hearing "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem" for example is literally "damn, that's pretty spot on, if I commit suicide now I'll mark the end game pre maturely. it would be like turning a movie off not even halfway in because there's a sad or bad scene you didn't like", I don't feel guilt. that said, I'm not awfully depressed in the moment but I have heard the phrase during a period like that and my view was not changed.
I somewhat feel that lists like these can be damaging in a regard as well. if a depressed person sees a list like this, maybe they'll think "oh if I hear that I need to react negatively and not see anything positive in it, its a bad thing to hear"? I have a friend who is like this so some people actually react this way.
why should there be lists of what you shouldn't say? I don't think there's any universal answer to that. I agree, there are things you shouldn't say but I don't necessarily agree with this list. it's very individual and people generally learn what their friends don't want to hear when depressed, at least from my experience. I think it's important to not create a hugbox surrounding someone who is depressed, that could potentially make it more comfortable to be depressed
I am currently pretty depressed, and I just try to forgive anyone who says things like this, they are only saying that because they care.
The temporary problem one does bother me a little bit because I've felt like this for years.
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;49695356]
Also suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. That's the truth.[/QUOTE]
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Depression isn't one uniform condition. It affects people in different ways. Lots of these phrases would get zero reaction from me and others, I would be happy to hear.
I mean I can see what you're trying to do but... This seems like a list that caters to you, specifically, and so shouldn't be taken as law for anyone suffering from depression.
[QUOTE=PredGD;49695457]
I somewhat feel that lists like these can be damaging in a regard as well. if a depressed person sees a list like this, maybe they'll think "oh if I hear that I need to react negatively and not see anything positive in it, its a bad thing to hear"? I have a friend who is like this so some people actually react this way.
why should there be lists of what you shouldn't say? I don't think there's any universal answer to that. I agree, there are things you shouldn't say but I don't necessarily agree with this list. it's very individual and people generally learn what their friends don't want to hear when depressed, at least from my experience. I think it's important to not create a hugbox surrounding someone who is depressed, that could potentially make it more comfortable to be depressed[/QUOTE]
I'm glad that you personally do not find these kinds of thing offensive, but we cannot let a case create the rule. I'm involved with many support groups and various programs. The vast majority of people find these types of phrases harmful. When you are talking to someone who is depressed, you don't know how they are going to react. So, it is better to avoid assuming that they are going to see what you say the same. I've found, and heard, these types of phrases to mainly be used by the operators on the suicide hotline. Their only other tidbit being to go to the hospital.
You are also victim blaming your friend. Just because he doesn't see these phrases as positive, doesn't mean he is at fault. He is likely suffering from an illness that blocks his judgement. I don't know him personally, so I can't say.
I agree that we should not create hugboxes. This list does not support a hugbox. I agree that sometimes people need to hear thins that they don't want to hear, but these phrases do not help.
If someone says to a seriously suicidal person, "suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem," then they are likely to react negatively. I'm glad that you are able to switch your mindset so easily, but the vast majority of depressed people hear that phrase and think that just what they need right now is that kind of solution. It doesn't help. Most likely it will lead to an argument, and arguments never accomplish anything.
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I was hoping for a dialogue like this when I created the thread.
[QUOTE=Pascall;49695508]Depression isn't one uniform condition. It affects people in different ways. Lots of these phrases would get zero reaction from me and others, I would be happy to hear.
I mean I can see what you're trying to do but... This seems like a list that caters to you, specifically, and so shouldn't be taken as law for anyone suffering from depression.[/QUOTE]
This is just a list of phrases that I have written down over the years that I have people heard at groups, or heard myself, and had a negative response to. Depression isn't a one glove fits all, but there is a commonality of worthless and hopeless feelings that can cloud reason.
Maybe if you could point out a few phrases that you disagree with, I could tell you why people have told me they dislike hearing them.
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"You shouldn't have to take pills to be happy."
I've been told stuff like this and it's terrible stuff.
For me, I think what helped me is the honest truth straight up, but not everyone is like that. For me, I had to accept that I was depressed and had these suicidal thoughts to be able to move past them and not feel bad for feeling bad. What absolutely didn't help for me, though, was fantasized retellings of what life is supposed to be, or baseless accusations of the future. "It's going to get better" doesn't mean anything if there's no certainty involved. It's another way of saying "cheer up" without giving a reason to cheer up.
So basically, don't even try to help?
There's obviously nothing I can say to someone that will cure their depression, but suicide is a choice. If I can prevent a suicide, I'll do or say whatever I think will help.
Sure, some of these are horrible things to say to a person with depression, but some of them might help some people. You can't speak for everyone with depression in the world.
EDIT:
Having had depression, I can say what really prevented me from committing suicide: knowing that my death would have real consequences on those close to me. That might make some people feel guilty, but reminders that people around me actually gave a shit is what saved my life. So there.
[QUOTE=Mikenopa;49695403]The point, though, is that these phrases don't help. A lot of them cause negative reactions. Saying suicide is a temporary solution to a permanent problem doesn't make the depressed person feel any better. A lot of times it makes them feel worse. It causes guilt.
This is another terrible phrase. It doesn't say specifically what is wrong. It just a generic platitude that makes the depressed person feel like an outcast for not being able to do something considered normal.
My goal with this list was to advise caution. People with a suicidal thought pattern cannot see your version of logic. They have a different set of logic. You have to see thing from their perspective, not force your own onto them.[/QUOTE]
Brother you can take that phrase for what you want but the truth is that YOUR thoughts cause YOUR feelings. This is the core concept of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which is one of if not the most used treatment methodologies for Depression. Though I don't expect anyone to get the 'point' of CBT from a forum post.
[editline]8th February 2016[/editline]
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Of course the phrase really simplifies it but at the core it's the truth. I believe in something called "DBT" or "Dialectical Bevahior Therapy" which teaches that even the most unbearable of situations can be tolerated and lived with when you utilize different components of your mind, your Rational, Emotional, and "Wise" mind. The concepts are derived from things like Buddhism and Western psychology principles.
[QUOTE=Smashmaster;49695957]So basically, don't even try to help?
There's obviously nothing I can say to someone that will cure their depression, but suicide is a choice. If I can prevent a suicide, I'll do or say whatever I think will help.
Sure, some of these are horrible things to say to a person with depression, but some of them might help some people. You can't speak for everyone with depression in the world.
EDIT:
Having had depression, I can say what really prevented me from committing suicide: knowing that my death would have real consequences on those close to me. That might make some people feel guilty, but reminders that people around me actually gave a shit is what saved my life. So there.[/QUOTE]
I've always felt like stacking stuff in front of the door prevents confrontation. This is a problem with a lot of things - convincing yourself that you're not capable of doing something when you clearly are will result in a dissonance that will eat you alive and nudge you to the worst decision. Can you divorce your husband? Yes. Just because you have leases and stuff like that and it's inconvenient - just because you keep stacking stuff in front of that metaphorical door doesn't mean you can't push that stuff aside, open the door, and walk through it. For me, the way I had to deal with it was open the door. I had to leave the door open without anything in front of it. Yes, I can hurt others and take my own life. Yes, it is selfish and it would be easy. Yes, I will always have access to the other side of this door. No, I don't want it.
It encourages you to figure out a reason to not enter for yourself. I don't believe this works for everyone, but for me it's reality. It's the truth. Everyone reading my words right now could easily kill themselves. It's right in front of you. The door can be opened, regardless of how much stuff you put in front of it. Regardless of how many people you will hurt. Regardless of how many people depend on you. Regardless of a lot of things. Those things don't directly inhibit suicide.
Does that mean you can't live for your family and friends? That's not what I'm saying at all. What I'm saying is you shouldn't use it as an excuse, and reword it as your will to live. Instead of saying, "I can't commit suicide because I would hurt others," instead restate it as, "I enjoy my friends and family a lot and I'm willing to live to enjoy their presence." Instead of saying, "I can't commit suicide because people depend on me," restate it as, "I enjoy helping this person and would like to both help them advance in life and watch as they grow to their fullest potential." The door is open, you've just conquered it by not wanting to walk through it. You're content while sitting in a seat in front of the open door, instead of trying to close the door, shove the chair in front of it, and try to convince yourself that the chair will prevent you from opening the door.
[B]EDIT:[/B] In other words, you have to remap those neural networks in your brain. The brain is kind of like a muscle that can be flexef and worked out in different ways. With enough practice, you can build depressive habits and default to that style of thinking. You can destroy those connections and form new ones to be more positive while retaining the same core ideas. You can restate your wants and needs to be more positive. "I want my family because they're enjoyable people" is more positive than "I only live to make my family happy that I'm not dead."
To anyone depressed I would recommend reading 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Camus. It is a concept heavy but worthwhile read. Life is indeed pointless, but because we aren't sure what happens next, we might as well continue with (and laugh at the absurdity of) the charade.
It helped me a lot.
[QUOTE=Smashmaster;49695957]So basically, don't even try to help?[/QUOTE]
when you're too far down the rabbit hole, nobody can convince you otherwise. i've been there multiple times, and i'm pretty happy i'm here today still
[QUOTE=Ruski v2.0;49696200]To anyone depressed I would recommend reading 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Camus. It is a concept heavy but worthwhile read. Life is indeed pointless, but because we aren't sure what happens next, we might as well continue with (and laugh at the absurdity of) the charade.
It helped me a lot.[/QUOTE]
Again, for me, I think confronting the reality of what death would probably be like helps. Accepting that there's probably nothing after death can actually influence you to live life to your fullest, or start re-evaluating what really matters in your life. The idea that nothing has intrinsic value and nothing awaits can seem depressing, but for me makes life seem more like a sandbox with no true definition of success, meaning that if I wanted to, I could say that I've always succeeded, or reduce the meaning of what it means to fail. What is success? Is it what another man determines, or is it what you determine? What makes you proud?
No one has to follow my advice, but in order for me to reach these conclusions that helped me out I had to tread through the common advice of other people that did not help or apply to me.
[QUOTE=Giraffen93;49696340]when you're too far down the rabbit hole, nobody can convince you otherwise. i've been there multiple times, and i'm pretty happy i'm here today still[/QUOTE]
Agreed, but how do you tell whether talking might help someone? There's really no way to be sure without trying, and it's their life on the line.
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;49695971]Of course the phrase really simplifies it but at the core it's the truth. I believe in something called "DBT" or "Dialectical Bevahior Therapy" which teaches that even the most unbearable of situations can be tolerated and lived with when you utilize different components of your mind, your Rational, Emotional, and "Wise" mind. The concepts are derived from things like Buddhism and Western psychology principles.[/QUOTE]It doesn't matter if it's true or not. That statement's only use is making the person saying it feel liked they helped without having to actually do anything. It has no value to the person hearing it. You can't reason depression away, and insinuating otherwise is harmful.
[QUOTE=Smashmaster;49696382]Agreed, but how do you tell whether talking might help someone? There's really no way to be sure without trying, and it's their life on the line.[/QUOTE]
yes, but some things might make it worse, as noted in the op
So you're telling me that someone with depression should never hear anything remotely optimistic? The reason a lot of people have depression is because of strong negativity in their life. How can you see the positives if there's never any proof of their being any postivity? I've been there.
Depression isn't a 4th dimensional being that's constantly eating away at your soul. It's your mind. You've gotta change your perspective of life and I think that only comes with time, patience, therapy and lurv
[QUOTE=4444;49696384]It doesn't matter if it's true or not. That statement's only use is making the person saying it feel liked they helped without having to actually do anything. It has no value to the person hearing it. You can't reason depression away, and insinuating otherwise is harmful.[/QUOTE]
I successfully reasoned my way out of depression after I allowed myself to feel what I feel and want what I want. When I confronted the fact that what I wanted was possible, which was at first to end my life, I realized that I felt that way because I falsely convinced myself that other things were impossible. Is it impossible to find my significant other? No. Is it impossible to finish college with a degree and find a good job? No. Is it impossible to fare with college debts? No. Is it impossible to work on personal projects more and focus less on worthless people? No. After I re-evaluated my life and figured out that I could ascribe values to things myself and stop convincing myself that it was impossible to be happy, I no longer wanted to commit suicide. And, again, that started with confronting with the fact that I could easily commit suicide.
[editline]7th February 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=mr apple;49696444]So you're telling me that someone with depression should never hear anything remotely optimistic? The reason a lot of people have depression is because of strong negativity in their life. How can you see the positives if there's never any proof of their being any postivity? I've been there.
Depression isn't a 4th dimensional being that's constantly eating away at your soul. It's your mind. You've gotta change your perspective of life and I think that only comes with time, patience, therapy and lurv[/QUOTE]
Reality doesn't have to be negative - reality is reality. You can teach people to think about reality positively without candy-coating it. In fact, I think a lot of depression comes from false understanding of what the world is and weird fears that aren't necessarily grounded in reality. I used to be afraid that not being extroverted meant that I was weird and broken. That's not reality. That's literally false.
Basically any form of "its gonna be ok" usually makes it worse
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Mental illness is a problem. People should be supported and encouraged to seek treatment.
Same with any other problem. People should be encouraged and helped out.
The majority of stuff you hear when you're depressed is meaningless. You can't be convinced that it's all okay by a few words because in you're head you're convinced of the total opposite.
Granted there are a lot of things on that list you definitely shouldn't say, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't tell someone you love them etc.
Having dealing with depressed people has taught me that the best thing you can do is try to be supportive through actions rather than words, and trying to convince them to seek professional help, or help find proper professional help if they're willing.
Just throwing it out there that while you just throw the excuse "but I'm depressed" at everything you'll never get better
[editline]10th February 2016[/editline]
Did you literally just write down every optimistic thing you can
[QUOTE=proch;49696784]Basically any form of "its gonna be ok" usually makes it worse[/QUOTE]
Right, but at the same time reinforcing the negative ideas is certainly not the correct thing to do either. If one of my friends came up to me and went, "everything's shit and I'd want to die," I wouldn't be like, "okay!" or, "yes, you are correct."
I say this as someone who's been in a pretty shitty place a few times in my life, too.
Well, just keep in mind that regardless of what they say(or how you feel about what they say), that those people are genuinely just trying to help you.
Not everyone has dealt with depressed people or know how, but knowing someone they like suffers from it compels any person to try to do something to help.
You can't save everyone. Especially people who don't want to be saved. It's their life. It's up to them if they want to live it or end it. I cannot assess what's going on with you without understanding what you're going through.
I won't lie to you. Life is what you make it. Pure and simple. Most of the times I've felt like shit; when I take a step back I realize it was my own damn fault. If you want to live in misery be my guest. If you just think you haven't found purpose yet/lost your purpose, who knows maybe you'll find it tomorrow. Just keep looking, try new things, find an interest that makes you feel good. You can't stop moving forward.
It's not up to me. There's nothing I can do or say to make you feel any less alone. If it means anything I've been sad. I've felt empty. I just lost someone very close to me not too long ago. Shit. I'd give my left leg just to see her just long enough to say goodbye properly.
Everything is up to you in this life. You are capable of great things. You are also capable of being nothing at all. No guilt. Just know that the only expectations that you need to pass are your own. You can check out at any time, just know you'll never be able to check back in.
Life is literally what you make it. I heard in one of my psych classes that in order to change, you have to change one of three things.
1 is the way you act. If you're acting depressed, even if you arent, eventually you will be.
The next two are the way you talk and the way you think. If you change any of these things all of them will change as a result. Sont talk depressed and eventually you won't feel so bad because you're not reinforcing your own bad thoughts.
If you just realize that there's no reason to be sad,even if your situation is shit, your outlook will totally change. Just take things as they come and stop worrying.
[editline]10th February 2016[/editline]
And always remember the most fucking annoying thing in life is when someone is afflicted by self helplessness. You are not helpless. You are able to take control
[B]"Sont talk depressed and eventually you won't feel so bad because you're not reinforcing your own bad thoughts."[/B]
Unfortunately, true depression doesn't always allow you to just "not talk depressed".
[editline]10th February 2016[/editline]
Depression is a true medical condition. Just saying "I shouldn't be depressed" or "I have no reason to be sad" literally does not change the hormonal imbalance in a person's brain that's causing that depression.
Advice like that helps literally no one unless that person is suffering from a temporary bout of sadness or grief, rather than true depression.
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