5 bullshit pieces of advice that don’t help anyone (and 3 that do)
8 min readMar 14, 2021
Why your well-meaning platitudes may not be as supportive as you think
As someone who suffers with depression, I’ve been given more than my fair share of unsolicited advice in my time on Earth. It’s got to the point where I don’t know why anyone bothers training to become a therapist anymore, given every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they know how to fix…