Overheard my sister say "depression is just a mindset" and I almost lost it at dinner

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And the thing is, people who say that have never had to fight their own brain just to get out of bed in the morning. It's like telling someone with diabetes to just "choose" normal blood sugar.

rodriguez.diana26d ago

Wait, did she really say that at the dinner table with everyone just sitting there? That is so messed up, depression is a real illness not something you can just snap out of by thinking happy thoughts. I can't believe people still say stuff like that in 2024.

troythompson26d ago

My wife's uncle once told my daughter, who was 14 at the time and struggling with anxiety, that she just needed to "get some fresh air and stop moping." We don't really talk to him much anymore.