When someone you love refuses to get professional treatment for their mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder, this can put you as a family member in a very uncomfortable and difficult position. You care for the person, can see that he or she needs help, and feel powerless to just stand by. It’s a time when you cannot force treatment if he is over age 18 unless he is at risk of harming[…]
Today’s blog is written for the family members and close friends of those who have depression or bipolar disorder. I was recently interviewed for an article and later asked to write a guest blog; the topic for each one was “what not to say to someone who has depression.” This is in contrast to the more positive advice I offer in my new book, When Someone You Know has Depression: Words to say and things[…]
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