And if you have asthma, don't worry, just take a deep breath :)

Not depression, but ...

I have a friend with a bit of "resting bitch face". Someone screamed at her from across the street to "smile and be happy, it's a great day!"

She was like, I was happy ....

I'd rather have a right hook to the face, thanks

Right up there with the people who ignore me, leave me alone or exclude me when I'm down. I'm depressed because I'm being excluded and feel isolated, jackasses.

"Just show up and do the thing, you're always welcome!" (Ever tried just showing up when you've been removed from being told where the weekly thing even is and no one answers when asked?)

The amount of oblivious hypocrisy I've run into while navigating the deep blue is astounding.

My brother, who never had a struggle in his life, came up with the solution to all mental health problems. "You should get a different mindset". He should get a Nobel price. We can scrap psychology. We just need to get a different mindset. Autism? Mindset. PTSD? Mindset. Depression? Mindset. Personality disorder? Mindset! Boom! I'm cured! I've had years of useless therapy, had over 20 therapists, but my brother is a genius and knows how to fix it in an instant. *longest and deepest sigh possible.

A big issue we have in society is that we're not allowed to feel bad. Whenever someone feels bad in any way, people are panicking and trying to fix it, make someone happy. Accepting someone feels bad and allowing the sadness to be there already helps a lot. Sadness needs to be there too and needs time to process. Cramping it away because everyone needs to be happy all the time only makes everything worse.

Be sure to lecture mentally ill people about how they don't need that medication and shouldn't be taking it as well.

It's really a health thing in general. If someone tells you they're struggling with an illness, they almost certainly do not want you to be an armchair doctor. They're almost certainly telling it to you for a reason other than getting medical advice from you unless they specifically ask for it.

Not only do some people not take no for an answer, some people actually get incredibly irate about it. I had someone here on Lemmy literally start harassing me in different communities and repeatedly in PM because their so-called medical advice, which was already discounted by my doctors, was not taken seriously.

"it could be worse"

Like yeah mother fucker I'm trying to prevent that exact thing

rolls eyes how you know someone hasn't struggled with real mental health issues.

If someone is fighting depression and builds up the courage to reach out to you be sure to say "aren't we all" then provide zero support. This will make then feel like they aren't struggling alone.

So is there anything that I should or should not say /do?

One should always be wary of people who talk unashamedly of “fellowship and good cheer” as if it were something that can be applied to life like a poultice. Turn your back for a moment and they may well organize a maypole dance and, frankly, there’s no option then but to try and make it to the treeline.

That sucks

Make sure they know a daily walk could cure them, so they don't have to bother with a doctor. (I'm being facetious, seeking medical help is the first step to knowing and treating, depression can be a symptom of many medical, treatable, issues)

My Boss noticed I had been down lately. She said "She was depressed once, then she started going out with friends once a week. That was 20 years ago and shes been cured since". True story.

Just don't be sad, it's so simple.

Just like being poor, simply have more money!

I'm fighting depression, but depression brought a gun and I thought we were supposed to be boxing.

This Tweet (and all of its derivatives) is exactly the same level of not helpful.

Have you tried not being depressed? /s