A thread of things you should not say to a person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">. Please share/retweet this thread. /1
"You look okay"

A person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> may look okay but that doesn& #39;t mean that they feel okay. /2
"Just think positive"

You can& #39;t automatically change the thinking of a person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> by saying "just think positive". /3
"You are attention-seeking" or "You are looking for attention"

People who are struggling with #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> are not looking for attention and are not desperate for attention; they are desperate for someone to listen to them and understand them. /4
"You are being lazy"

People who are struggling with their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> are not "being lazy", they are finding it difficult to do things normally due to the extent of their struggles. /5
"It& #39;s all in your head" or "It& #39;s all in your mind"

Mental health problems can affect a person physically; it is not just all in their head and not just all in their mind. #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> /6
"There& #39;s no reason for you to struggle with your mental health"/"There& #39;s no reason for you to be depressed"/"There& #39;s no reason for you to be stressed"

You can& #39;t judge that there is no reason for their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> struggles without listening to them. /7
"It& #39;s fine"

If a person is struggling with their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, it& #39;s not fine. /8
"You look well"

If a person looks physically well, that doesn& #39;t mean they are mentally well. #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> /9
"Others have it worse and are able to cope"

Everybody copes differently. Some people can cope with their #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> struggles and some people can& #39;t. Stop comparing struggles and the way people cope. /10
"You have everything"

Having everything does not make a person immune from #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> problems. /11
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