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Giving Unsolicited Advice To A Depressed Person Isn’t The Best Idea
Ironically, that might be unsolicited advice on my part
People love to give advice. People also love to get advice, especially if it’s in line with what they were already thinking of doing.
As someone who struggled with depression and anxiety for many years, I’ve come to realise that most advice is crap, though. Better out than in, but still super stinky in most forms.
One piece of advice I still remember till today was bestowed upon me at age 22, by a much-respected professor at university, when I was on the cusp of graduation. It was his personal recipe for happiness.
Said professor told me to always make sure I get 2 out of 3 things right: What you’re doing, where you live and who you’re with. That’s the passing score of the most important exam, this funny little thing called Life.
For most part, this scoring method proved true. Throughout my 20s, I had a 3 out of 3 score, and I was super happy, so I thought I must be doing something right.
