Words

Words can either leave scars or marks in a person, for a very long time. For a scar, it could become the abyss they're going to stare at for the rest of their lives, especially in the mind of a depressed person, who could spend much of their time in solitude, lingering in the thoughts that only meant to continuously hurt them. These words never heal, unless the person managed to make term with themselves, which rarely last. Avoid bringing up things that could make the person regret, even if you think the advice sounds, hell, don't even give advice unless asked. Most of the time it doesn't help, in fact it could come with a load of assumptions that would bring misunderstanding about the person even further, their past, the choices they made.

When i quit my job, I didn't regret anything at all, it's just something that had to be done. I do not regret for not having any plan at all. I had to.

A mark on the other hand, could become the peace they could linger in during their recovery. A word that remind them of about the good person they're regardless of their past. A word that gives them a sense of hope regardless of the choice they made in the past. It could be a word that reminds them to take care of themselves, a word that reminds them of how important they are to themselves.

Inside the mind of a depressed person, are things that never heal, but never die either. Sometimes, they're just.. words.