Secrecy Because of the stigma attached to mental illness, it often takes a huge amount of courage for someone to admit to depression, often due to the fear of what people will say. If someone, therefore, trusts you enough to confide in you, then you must maintain the strictest confidence. There must be no “sanctified” gossip: “I’m just telling you this so that you can pray about it.” It is tragic that so many depressed Christians have to prolong their
