The top 5 worst things you can say to someone...

[retry4z]

great video - funny and informative. Love it.

[WOWjman713]

people...

[fetalbetal]

'Snap out of it' you got a noose?

[hippychick89]

"why don't you ever focus on the positive. You have a perfect life compared to most people."

aaaannnd now I feel depressed AND really guilty - thanks!

I know my life is by no means bad, I just don't produce enough seretonin and it makes me feel crappy... jeez.

[poodlesusan]

a therapist told me a study was done which showed that pessimists tend to be more realistic than optimists. In other words: reality does pretty much suck, and to be 'happy' requires delusion.

[fetalbetal]

@poodlesusan shhh

[NikkeinJapan]

I often got the "just be happy" response. Umm...ok. Just point me in the direction of never neverland.

[Shadowoffatebay]

Who is the speaker in this video?

[xIFuzzY]

what about your just going through a phaze

[SALESPRODUCTIONS]

People who have never experienced Multiple Sclerosis - A.L.S. - Parkinsons - Schizophrenia - ( insert any debilitating disease here ) etc... would not inherently understand how it is to have these diseases.

This is the same with depression disorders - and people who have never experienced it.

I have found a good sentence to explain how a person with depressive disorders sees other people who are "normal".

" I want to feel how you seem"

[TheIdiotsonmeth]

@FueledbyBrendan,

Who the fuck are you to tell someone 'It's all in your head'? You see, (Wait, NO YOU FUCKING DON'T), you ignorant assholes of the world thinking that everything this goddamn world is so fucking great and happy...

Listen, how about you look at this world and the hell humans made it. We have enough nuclear weapons to blow all of our asses off, people all over Asia and Africa die because you assholes don't bother to think about how much you have...

AND YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA H

[MrElasticFantastic]

@TheIdiotsonmeth uh I think he meant it as a pun..

[makeupartist61]

People just don't understand. The ones who don't understand the most are the ones who claim to be your support.... My husband always says "are you better yet? In a joking manner yet I know he really means am I better yet. Like I can just take a pill or a nap or something simple like that. The one comment I like the most is.....It's all in your head. What a dumbass thing to say.

Thank you for this hilarious look at how stupid people can be who aren't depressed

[FueledbyBrenden]

@makeupartist61 umm.... if ur depressed then it is "all in ur head"

[LifesHardLessons]

Lol "just shake it off" how about if I told a cancer patient "just shake it off"

[McflyLover930]

One of the worst things a person could say is:

"It's just a phase, you'll get over it."

That was a comment from my best friend.

She doesn't understand.

[GabriKnight]

The guy seems quite real and funny. I know how he feels, but the depression thing... He's thinking about it too much. He just needs to snap out of and shake it off. I hope he's okay?

[at40100]

How are you i say i'm alright put i'm not alright that pisses me off how society ask that queation every effin day.

[1971SuperLead]

Interesting! I thought about suicide daily for 25 years and I guess I never was clinically depressed because these things never would have bothered me. I must have had some other kind of depression or maybe I wasn't depressed but just couldn't see a reason to live. Shit, I'm not educated psychologist but just someone who got over hating life by spiritual enlightenment.

[thelilyofthevalley5]

omg..these are spot on!!! i have been living with depression for over 20yrs too and it still amazes me how people think its something we can just shake off. in all fairness i think many people just don't know what to say.many times they mean good but just are clueless. i think we need a video teaching people what to say to a person who is depressed.

awesome vid! glad i stumbled on ya.

[DreaminFaerie]

haha. I got the glazed over expression a lot recently. They seriously looked like "abort conversation". I love you Brian!

Trying really hard not to think about something...it's midnight and my mind won't turn off!

[bipolarZombie]

Other ones I have heard:

You should be grateful for what you have.

...crap, I forgot what the other one I was going to write...Oh yeah:

Stop being selfish - you are being selfish.

I suffer from CRS. I can't remember what that means.

[eternallyempty]

Finally . . . someone who understands

the ones that really get me are the ones which blatantly questions you state, it proves they don't know anything about you or your depression.

-You don't seem depressed?

-[after a few days] Are you still depressed?

-Are you sure you are depressed?

and above all

-Why don't you try not being depressed?

[Freshhhhh1982]

Humour really does help. Preferably dark humour.

[masterofpuppets75700]

LOL! this was very funny...and very insightful too. great vid!