check-in messages

65 Messages for a Depressed Friend: Words That Help, Not Hurt

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Messages For A Depressed Friend

Depression isn’t the same as having a rough week, and the words that help someone through a hard patch often say exactly the wrong thing to someone who is depressed. These 65 messages are organized around one idea: presence without pressure. No fixing, no brightening, no asking someone to perform gratitude they don’t feel. Just … Read more

55 Messages to Check In on Someone During Long-Term Illness: For the Long Middle of Being Sick

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Messages To Check In On Someone During Long Term Illness

When someone gets a diagnosis, messages pour in. A few months later, most of them have stopped. These 55 messages are for everything that comes after that silence: the long stretch of illness when the world has moved on but the person you’re thinking about hasn’t. They’re sorted by where you are in the timeline, … Read more