I wish people wouldn't say the following,

"Well you could have it worse." Yes, I know that and I'm grateful it isn't worse but I don't need anyone to minimize my situation when I am overwhelmed from trying to manage it all.

"I get sad too." I'm sorry you get sad but being sad because you had a bad day and being depressed for the majority of your life are not the same.

"You should try yoga and don't eat meat." Yoga is not a magic fix for all and becoming vegan isn't either. I eat what is available to me because I don't have an income or resources to be choosey about my meals.

@A MyDepressionTeam Member, YESSS, those are great answers. The "could have it worse"...I HATE with a passion!!! I also hate it when people say things about others dealing with more or worse in comparison. Like, yeah, my situation may not be like that or as bad as someone else's, but it's still bad enough for me and I'm obviously having a difficult time with it...but thanks for dumping someone else's irrelevant tragedy on me when I can't even handle my own..

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@A MyDepressionTeam Member, wow, what a d-bag thing to say to someone. My ex-husband once referred to me as a "run down housewife." I got summoned for jury duty and I asked him what I should wear, if I should dress up, be casual, or do more of a business casual and his response was that I shouldn't go looking like a run down housewife. When I questioned him if that's how he saw me, he said no. But he's the one who left, betrayed me, lied to me, and then mentally, emotionally, and financially abused me in the realm of Family Court over the past 11 years, even having me put in jail for 45 days last year over Thanksgiving and Christmas. I despise his guts.

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@A MyDepressionTeam Member, please don't apologize. It's more about when these statements come from people who lack understanding of our struggles. I appreciate all the support I receive here because I know it comes from the right place, a place of understanding. 🙏🥰

I actually had my ex-husband say to me, while I was in the psych hospital for the first time 16 yrs ago, he said "just get over it" and " why can't you just pretend to be normal"..... needless to say those hurtful things only led to an extension of my stay there 😢