27 Out-of-Touch Pieces of Advice People Received from Their Parents and Grandparents

To be fair, this Boomer is technically accurate: mental health problems often seem to originate in the head, or at least affect it a lot. But seriously, how ridiculous is this argument? I mean, if this is the argument, then you should go up to people with broken ankles and say “Why are you acting like this is a big deal? It’s all in your leg!”

And if curing depression were as easy as trying harder to be happy, I’m pretty sure no one would be depressed. If you have mental health issues, I’d recommend that you talk to your doctor, that you consider therapy, and that you ignore this terrible advice.