I have had so many opinions and comments on mental health that  are relevant and correct that I am thinking that at last people are getting it! One’s emotional and mental well being is the foundational and there is no getting around it. One of the most well known facts regarding mental health is the way it becomes part of your interactions with others around you. That was the original purpose of these comments. A writer commented on the effects of a person suffering from untreated clinical depression and the devastation it had brought to her family.

That is what kicked off this whole discussion and the resolution I think is that it is proper and correct within bounds to try to help. I know that seems to go without saying, but it is necessary to be so very careful. Hurt feelings, destroyed friendships and relationships and worse can result.  Professional help is always the recommendation and the hoped for outcome. Thanks to all who participated in this discussion.