20 Things Never To Say To Someone With Depression

11. “Aren’t you always a little bummed out?”

Translation: “Geez, guy, you’re always a bit of a downer, so what makes this instance so important.” What a depressed person hears: “Why did you come to me? I don’t pay enough attention to you on a regular basis to be even remotely attuned to your moods and I really wish you hadn’t brought this up at all.” Essentially, it’s not a very compassionate way to support a depressed person.