The most insensitive things people say!

[mad as a hatter]

the crisis team said 2 me recently ur depressed cause ur tired and do u like watchin corrie nah i just feel like killin myself 2 day what a bunch of wankers they r

[iffybob]

Said by a support worker - "I have people much worse off than you" - yeh could not help them either.

You may have guessed she did not last long.

[shywolf]

was told by an employer i was pathetic this was years ago the statement still haunts my thoughts

[quality factor]

What about, "well you look alright anyway".

When I'm sitting there visibly ill the cpn says,, "how are you then"?

I rang in to CMHT for support, the duty nurse said, "there's clients worse than you".

QF.

[antipsionic]

Said to me by a security guard at the hospital while I was being admitted "Why don't you get a machine gun and kill all the bad people!!!"

I kid you not arsehole was outside the door to the toilet putting on a spooky voice saying "We're going to kill you".

I know what the voices I used to hear sound like and that wasn't one of them.

[ann]

I feel I need to protect myself from people who have never experienced depression at the moment, or who clearly have no idea.

'You just need a holiday'
'We all have bad days'
'I don't let myself get depressed'
'but look it's a beautiful day'
'life is wonderful'

are some of my 'helpful' comments from well-meaning people.
I'm glad they clearly haven't experienced feeling depressed (or are choosing to forget) but, if I had the energy, the temptation to whack them is immense!

thank goodness for all the rest of you wonderful richly gifted people who do understand x

[scarred4life]

When I tell people I don't want kids I usually get "You'll think differently when they're your own!" Yeah, because somebody who doesn't want kids should REALLY go out and have them just to make sure!

yeah, i been told that as well...

[Jo1760]

I had a great text today from a friend who has barely spoken to me in the last month (because i didn't feel up to goign to a gym class with her.... lack of motivation etc...)

'Can you actually to txt me back to let me know you are still alive'.

Thanks, such a nice message. Pitty she didn't care when i text her in the past to see if she wanted to meet for coffee or go for a drink.

So lovely how people can be at times.

X

[Prince Buster]

When all I was doing was going to work and coming home mentally exhausted and going straight to bed and sleeping all day on my days off the amount of people who told me all I needed was some to do some excercise and I would feel better astounded me.

Strangely enough though, now I am making headway I have started to do some excercise so maybe they had a point. I still haven't managed to "snap out of it" though.

[ann]

ah yes! it does help a lot, particularly if you manage to either get out or meet others(or just being in same space) when you do it. I find being in nature really good! especially just noticing little things eg rain on a leaf. but the 'snapping out of it' isn't going to happen!!
apparently exercise boosts the feelgood hormones - but it can be so so so difficult to get out!
well done for having a go at it