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[Shaz51]

My Husband has  been told by one of the  pyschologists

1. you need to stand up for yourself
2. we can`t help you anymore
3. you have to help yourself

[Phoenix_Rising]

Sorry, I'm a late arrival. What not to say to someone with a MI. Hmmm...let's see:

• Once you get your degree you'll be right (yep, that one led me to waste twelve years of my life!!!!).
• Everybody has some mental health issues (interestingly, a variant of this is a major issue in the autistic community too - people being told "everybody is a little autistic").
• You seem pretty normal to me (again, an issue in the autistic community).
• Grow up.
• You need to start taking some responsibility for yourself.
• You are so manipulative (after a bazillion years of being told this, I still don't actually know what it means to be manipulative ).
• You need to calm down.