Annoying Things NOT To Say To Those With a Mental Illness

Are you suffering from mental illnesses like depression or anxiety? Do you know someone who is? People who are suffering from a mental illness often hear the same type of unhelpful remarks. At some point, it can become annoying. It’s important to spread awareness about mental illness. And to help those who may not know what to say to someone who has one. To promote mental health awareness, here’s a list of some annoying things you should not say to someone with a mental illness. (Although your intentions may be good, they’ve simply heard these ones before. A lot!)

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[SamiHime]

I hate the phase "somebody can be in worse situation than you and they are fine"
Instead of making us feel better, it makes us even more miserable
It sounds like "your struggles are irrelevant, other people have it worse"

[WisdomWealth]

"Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When 'I' is replaced with by 'We', illness becomes Wellness. " 💛
-Shannon L.A

[klowntownz]

I’ve had the “don’t be overdramatic” “the everyone is like that.” They’re all so annoying >:(

[onemuch]

"Everyone can be a little sad/moody/OCD sometimes"
"Bruh"
that made me laugh so hard! X, D

[AutomaticDuck]

We are attention seekers, but the attention we want is help. So it's valid.

[dariusmackaine]

One quote I have stuck in my head is
"You telling me I shouldn't be sad because someone has it worse than me, is like you saying I cant be happy because someone has it better than me". I honestly think about this quote a lot and I hate when people tell me to forget what my bullies said and I cant it's a part of my PTSD.

[Everyone_woo]

Summary:

0:43 - “You’re not even trying”
1:11 - “Just snap out of it”
1:25 - “Attention seeker”
1:42 - “People have it so much worsen than you”
2:19 - “But you have such a great life”
3:08 - “Everyone can be a little moody/sad/OCD sometimes”
4:06 - “There’s no way you have a mental illness”
4:48 - “You’re being overdramatic”
5:06 - “Other people’s lives are hard too and they’re not crying about it”
5:36 - “You’re wrong. I have a different experience”
***You’re amazing the way you are! Don’t let other people let you think otherwise💗💗***

[tommygunn]

I hate it when people say to snap out of it! It comes off so dismissive and diminishes what one is going through. It annoys me when someone thinks these things are like an on/off switch. We're human beings

[november.rain]

When people ask me "what's wrong?" I just find it easier to say "I don't feel good." It's so much simpler to say instead of "I am extremely depressed & am struggling with my schizophrenia."

[DrivingPlanet]

Let's just appreciate how much they upload for us

[theJ_.]

I hate when people say, “it’s in the past, ” yeah, sorry I tend to find it hard to just forget about horrible crap that happened to me. I am moving on, but the thoughts are still there. People just CANNOT understand.

[TheLeah]

I’m going to send this to my family, friends, and boyfriend because sometimes they can be insensitive. I have been told to get over it, pray it away because it’s the devil, stop crying all the time, I’m over dramatic, I’m too sensitive, and that other people have it worst than me. My so called “ best friend “ told me other people have it worst. Get over it. I stopped being friends with her after that because I was there for her when she was going through her own struggles yet she couldn’t be there for me.

[Erakko-]

Someone: "Other people's lives are hard too and they're not crying about it."
Me: "You take that back, now."

[darxis]

I hate it when people just say like “why are you always sad? Just look at the positives and smile” like idk, ive been faking the smile for a lil too long now.

[mad]

my parents literally said "you're in that phase rn. you're a teenager. you'll get better soon"😃😃🤪

[chelseaharridass]

I have moderate depression and it makes me so annoyed and angry when people say and ask "stop being sad, your just a child, your parents are more depressed", "stop looking for attention", "there are people who have it worst, just calm down", "why don't you go to a mental hospital!? You seem unstable", "everyone goes through the same thing, now your going through it", "go take some medication before your brain shrinks, "yeah right, of course you have depression because your just lonely? Go make friends", "you seem depressed? Why don't you take medication", "I go through worse than you", "sure thing, I understand but why are you sad?" . These are just a few of what I hear everyday, it really gets frustrating at times .

[sorin]

Hello everyone hope your having a good day

[silence.]

*"The human brain is the most complex structure in the whole entire universe"*

_-Human Brain_

[angrypomeraniantrainer]

People who have depression’s brains already tell them “you’re faking it” “you’re just seeking attention” “stop overreacting” so another person telling us this is really freaking damaging to our brain and self image

[batorkit]

my friend is suicidal and depressed, has anxiety, she lives in a good country and her school, family etc is good, i thought “wow, she has literally everything and still depressed. she must trying to get attention” i thought she was depressed over little things, then one day i got pissed and said she has a good life and has nothing to be upset about, i didn’t know what she went trough, she told me everything and i felt really bad, but luckily shes now going to some kind of school where she gets therapy, i hope she gets better soon and forgets about her past, please don’t judge people when you dont know what happened to them in the past