Clarification with minor corrections, courtesy of HN's 2-hour edit window: I'd say "don't compare yourself to others", or "love yourself", but platitudes like

Clarification with minor corrections, courtesy of HN's 2-hour edit window: I'd say "don't compare yourself to others", or "love yourself", but platitudes like that are more detrimental than helpful when you're saying it to someone who couldn't do these things if they tried due to overwhelming biochemical forces at play. I don't know if that's true in your case, but it seems like it could be a possibility. Also, that isn't to say hard emotional work is pointless or that you're somehow helpless. On the contrary, there's a reason therapy with medication often yields the best outcomes. It's just that sometimes, one part of the equation becomes insurmountable without the other falling into place. Most of the comments here don't have the slightest clue what that's like.