The problem of depression is, simplifying, an inability to experience happiness. Telling a depressed person to cheer up is like telling someone with a broken le

The problem of depression is, simplifying, an inability to experience happiness. Telling a depressed person to cheer up is like telling someone with a broken leg to stop having a broken leg, or telling someone with lung cancer to just stop having lung cancer. Not only is it not helpful, it's insulting because it reveals a huge misunderstanding of the issue.