Photo Cred: MHconsumer.com I know from personal experience that sometimes people don't know exactly how to communicate to someone with a mental illness especially when you are experiencing an episode or depression. I wrote this as a status but decided to share in a blog post on a few things I've noticed what is NOT the best to say to a person with a mental illness. There are tons of stuff that you shouldn't say but I'm just sharing a few. Here it goes: Things NOT to say to a person with a mental illness 1. Snap out of it. 2. It's your mind. ( well of course it is, it's a mental illness) 3. You're crazy. 4. You're just being dramatic. 5. You're always like this, I just don't understand why you can't get over it. The list could go on. Please understand the battles of a person with a mental illness are real. They are really trying. Whether be spiritual, biological or chemical...be sensitive and pray and love them. Listen to them,
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