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A thread of things you should not say to a person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth 
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"You look okay"
A person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth may look okay but that doesn't mean that they feel okay. /2
A person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth
may look okay but that doesn't mean that they feel okay. /2
"Just think positive"
You can't automatically change the thinking of a person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth by saying "just think positive". /3
You can't automatically change the thinking of a person who is struggling with their #mentalhealth
by saying "just think positive". /3
"You are attention-seeking" or "You are looking for attention"
People who are struggling with #mentalhealth are not looking for attention and are not desperate for attention; they are desperate for someone to listen to them and understand them. /4
People who are struggling with #mentalhealth
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 are not "being lazy", they are finding it difficult to do things normally due to the extent of their struggles. /5
People who are struggling with their #mentalhealth
are not "being lazy", they are finding it difficult to do things normally due to the extent of their struggles. /5
"It's all in your head" or "It'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 /6
Mental health problems can affect a person physically; it is not just all in their head and not just all in their mind. #mentalhealth
/6
"There's no reason for you to struggle with your mental health"/"There's no reason for you to be depressed"/"There's no reason for you to be stressed"
You can't judge that there is no reason for their #mentalhealth struggles without listening to them. /7
You can't judge that there is no reason for their #mentalhealth
struggles without listening to them. /7
"You look well"
If a person looks physically well, that doesn't mean they are mentally well. #mentalhealth /9
If a person looks physically well, that doesn't mean they are mentally well. #mentalhealth
/9
"Others have it worse and are able to cope"
Everybody copes differently. Some people can cope with their #mentalhealth struggles and some people can't. Stop comparing struggles and the way people cope. /10
Everybody copes differently. Some people can cope with their #mentalhealth
struggles and some people can't. Stop comparing struggles and the way people cope. /10
"You have everything"
Having everything does not make a person immune from #mentalhealth problems. /11
Having everything does not make a person immune from #mentalhealth
problems. /11
