tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post6746388493979791396..comments2024-03-27T13:22:37.478-07:00Comments on The Glass Character: What not to say to a depressed personMargaret Gunninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281594044624096600noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post-66050590684742169892015-02-21T11:32:10.817-08:002015-02-21T11:32:10.817-08:00How 'bout "let's go for coffee" ...How 'bout "let's go for coffee" and listen. The things I listed have a flavour of advice about them, which most depressed people (hell, ME) can't handle. It's hard to just sit with someone who is in pain - the tendency is to try to fix it. I think most people don't even realize how profoundly disabling this is.Margaret Gunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281594044624096600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774625592830261479.post-67105270533674225012015-02-21T11:12:12.330-08:002015-02-21T11:12:12.330-08:00So it's better to say nothing? Isn't the e...So it's better to say nothing? Isn't the effort to reach the person in a friendly way better than that, no matter what the person says. Or are there some things that are acceptable?Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.com