Top 10 Pieces of Advice for Young People with Depression

1Don't commit suicide


2Go to an adult


3Take your diagnosis seriously


4Ignore people who say bad things about you


5Invest in healthy lifestyle changes


6Be compassionate with yourself


7Talk to God


8Accept help, even if you think you don't need it


9Think about people with worse lives


10Do something you like doing


11Don't do anything illegal


12Ask yourself questions about what you're thinking about yourself


13There's hope


14Hang around people that make you happy


15Do some cleaning to briefly take your mind off it


16Don't quit school


17Don't do drugs


18Don't drink alcohol


19Don't become a social justice warrior


20Draw or paint things to occupy your mind


21Write about your feelings in a journal or diary