25 Worst Things to Say When Someone is Struggling Through Depression

21.

I’ll offhandedly mention to someone that I’m in therapy. When they ask what for, I’ll honestly tell them that I have depression. “Oh, why?” Ya know, cause it seemed like a cool thing to do, to have depression.

22.

“Depression isn’t real, you’re just attention seeking because you’re jealous” Aaaand there goes my respect for my ‘best friend’.

23.

“Stop being a p*ssy”

24.

“I think the problem here is that your depression is depressing everyone else, so it’s hard to be around you.”

25.

My mother: “You’re just not trying hard enough. Go make some friends.”

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.