A bunch of useless crap
Published on June 6, 2007 By MasonM In Misc
Get your act together. This was the advice from someone on a "support" forum after reading that I was dealing with depression. WTF?

Is this good advice for someone with heart disease? How about kidney failure? Diabetes?

Ok, this wasn't a depression support forum, it was actually a stop smoking forum where I just happened to mention the depression thing in the context of quitting smoking, but still... is this the kind of advice people think is actually helpful?

Kinda makes me want to strangle them.

Comments
on Jun 06, 2007
Gee, unfeeling brute! If you don't have something nice to say, then stfu! [that's how I see it!] I'll hold him down for you!!
on Jun 06, 2007

Gee, unfeeling brute! If you don't have something nice to say, then stfu! [that's how I see it!] I'll hold him down for you!!


Actually it was a her, and I pretty much told her off in a way that she can't possibly defend her stupid comments.
on Jun 07, 2007
I pretty much told her off in a way that she can't possibly defend her stupid comments


good for you.....there's no excuse for that kind of crap. Normally I wouldn't wish depression on anyone......
on Jun 07, 2007
Ex Smokers can be as bad as Recovering alcoholics when it comes to understanding.  I guess it is the feeling that "if I did it, anyone can" or something to that effect.
on Jun 07, 2007

I pretty much told her off in a way that she can't possibly defend her stupid comments




good for you.....there's no excuse for that kind of crap. Normally I wouldn't wish depression on anyone......



Yeah, it's just ignorance.
on Jun 07, 2007

Ex Smokers can be as bad as Recovering alcoholics when it comes to understanding.  I guess it is the feeling that "if I did it, anyone can" or something to that effect.


Yep.