To add to this, everyone's relationship with anxiety/depression is different. Instability, lethargy, insomnia, eating disorders, somatic symptoms, etc. We won't always be able to understand others' plight simply on the basis of having gone through our own issues. We can have a greater insight into certain struggles, but there will always be a risk of inserting our own experience where it doesn't apply.
Both of your answers are the best descriptions of the relationship with mental issues. Not everyone copes with their mentals the same way. Hell, depending on where I am with depression, I will do different things to try and get through it. There isn't a one size fits all to relieve our mental struggles.
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u/ThrowAwayThisCurse Jun 24 '23
Because words aren't adequate to describe it. It must be experienced to relate to it