Top 10 List: What NOT To Say & What TO Say to a Depressed Person
Submitted by Flipswitch on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 7:31pm
Ever feel like your family or friends don't know what to say? Share this podcast with them. OR do you love someone who's depressed but never have the right words? Listen up! Here is a top 10 list--actually two Top 5 lists. First: Top 5 Things NOT to Say to a Depressed Person. Second: Top 5 Things TO Say to a Depressed Person. Both lists include comments from Flipswitch listeners who shared their ideas via Twitter! Follow me on Twitter; my handle is @Flipswitchteens. 
Your Thoughts?:
- What is the worst thing someone said to you when you were depressed?
- What is the best thing someone ever said when you were depressed?
- If you don't have depression, can you use the tips here (be present, listen first) to help a friend in need?
--Jessica Lynn Gimeno
Wow, thanks for sharing Flamingochick! That is preposterous but sadly not surprising. Kudos to you for overcoming depression and physical illness-that's a double whammy! I'm going to start a "Double Whammy" series featuring people who have overcome both mental and physical illnesses. Would you like to be in this series?
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Jessica Gimeno, CABF Online Communications Associate, new host of Flipswitch Podcast & Blog
The worst thing someone said to me when I was depressed--other than "Snap out of it"--was "You just need to get out in the sun more." Ironically, I was given this piece of advice on the day I had a melanoma removed. Thanks, Jessica, for a great podcast.