One in Six Adults in the UK Experience Depression: What Advice Works and What Doesn’t?
The Well-Meaning Advice
With one in six adults in the UK experiencing moderate to severe depression, there is a lot of (largely) well-meaning advice available, from those who have or havenβt had it themselves.
From taking up exercise or mindfulness, to finding a new hobby or ways to embrace the positive, others are quick to offer ideas on how to overcome the fog, some of which is incredibly helpful and some that is not.
Share Your Experience
Do you suffer from depression? If so, what is the best and worst advice you have been given by friends, strangers, and doctors? What worked? And what very much did not?
Share your experiences
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