Stuff ppl with #depression hate hearing: "Have you tried thinking positively?"
OH MY GOD I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT, THANKS SO MUCH ASSHOLE MY MENTAL ILLNESS IS CURED.
"Cheer up! There are PLENTY of people in this world who have it far worse than you!"
@BenA OMG I got a variation on that from a fucking SOCIAL WORKER the one & only time I went to the ER for mental health.
@Impious_Jade If only we could think away the people who say things like "you just need more sleep!" or "it's all in your head!".
I'm sorry you're going through all that.
@Impious_Jade A friend of mine had no sympathy for depression "Maybe you should take a shower/get some fresh air/get some exercise" UNTIL he developed a serious thyroid problem. For almost a month while they got his medication sorted he went into a serious depression, later he was like "OMG is THAT what it feels like?"
Many people who haven't been through it don't understand that clinical depression isn't the same as being a little sad or upset or bored. It's debilitating.
I wish you well. 🙂
@Impious_Jade I am so on your side about this.
Now if I could just positively think away the sleep disturbances, weight issues, constant body pains, loss of executive function, & general low-level apathy about pretty much everything.