The mind, with its many facets

Undoubtedly, the mind is a tricky thing. Hardly anything is known about the innermost workings of the human mind. We all have times when we feel sad, a bit lazy or maybe even sometimes manic. The difference between feeling sad or blue and major depressive disorder, for instance, is that the sadness and depression is unshakable, it does not go away by cheering yourself up.

That is why, my friends, you should never tell someone suffering from depression, bipolar or schizophrenia to "snap out of it!" No. This will only exacerbate the situation and should be avoided. Instead, you should treat their thoughts and emotions with a caring demeanor--not validating their delusions or hallucinations by any means, but acknowledge them in kind. These thoughts and emotions are very REAL to those that go through them on a daily basis.