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“What’s your problem?”
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“Will you stop that constant whining? What makes you think that anyone cares?”
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“Have you gotten tired yet of all this me-me-me stuff?”
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“You just need to give yourself a kick in the rear.”
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“But it’s all in your mind.”
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“I thought you were stronger than that.”
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“No one ever said life was fair.”
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“As you get stronger you won’t have to wallow in it as much.”
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“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.”
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“Do you feel better now?”(Usually said following a five minute conversation in which the speaker has asked me “what’s wrong?” and “would you like to talk about it?” with the best of intentions, but absolutely no under-standing of depression as anything but an irrational sadness.)
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“Why don’t you just grow up?”
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“Stop feeling sorry for yourself.”
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“There are a lot of people worse off than you?”
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“You have it so good, why aren’t you happy?”
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“It’s a beautiful day!”
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“You have so many things to be thankful for, why are you depressed!”
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“What do you have to be depressed about”.
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“Happiness is a choice”