15 Things Not to Say to Someone With a Mental Illness [Yahoo.com]

Samantha Sangenito 8/31/154:00 AM

As someone who was diagnosed with a third mental illness last year, I can be overly sensitive to what people say or do around me. It got me thinking… How many times do kind, well-meaning people slip up and say something that causes more pain and harm than good?

Here’s a list of things not to say to someone with a mental illness or who is struggling with their mental health.

1. Do not refer to the individual by their illness. I am not the depressed girl or the bipolar chick. I am Nichole. A young woman who happens to struggle with a mental illness.

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