What Not to Say To Someone Battling Mental Illness:

1. Get a grip.

2. Staying in bed all day is just lazy.

3. You are just attention-seeking.

4. There are people far worse off than you.

5. Get a job.

6. You are wasting your life.

7. You’re trusting God.

8. When I was depressed, I just got on with it.

9. You have a loving family, so what’s your problem?

10. You have money, why are you depressed?

~ Karen B.