Everyone probably knows this one, but I'll just put it here anyway; do not tell depressed people to "just cheer up" or "just be happy". Depression is like any other mental disorder, you can't just make a decision for it to go away and it will. Trust me, if it were as easy as "just being happy", there would be very few depressed people in the world, if any.
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Stupid Things People Say to Depressed People
AcakProbably not a great first book, but oh well. Basically, I've seen people commenting on the bios or whatever of people cutting, not eating, about to kill themselves, people with depression, that kind of thing, and some of the stuff those people say...