These Are the Worst Things You Can Say to Someone with Depression

Avoid them if you want to be a positive force in the life of your loved ones.

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It will come as no surprise to anyone that I have dealt with depression a time or two in my life.

I struggled with it as a kid, being crushed under the wheel of my mother’s misery and narcissism. I struggled with it as a young adult when, traumatized, I continued to make a bigger and bigger mess of my life. 

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