depression-sensitive-contentlisted

# Depression-Sensitive Content ## Purpose This skill audits and rewrites product content to reduce shame language, lower cognitive load, and improve emotional safety for people affected by depression. It applies person-first language, avoids stigmatizing terminology, and ensures content is emotionally safe without being clinical or prescriptive. ## When to Use - "Make this content more sensitive to people with depression" - "Remove stigmatizing language from this text" - "Audit this page for mental health sensitivity" - "Rewrite this for emotional safety" - "Improve cognitive accessibility for depressed users" - "Check for shame-inducing language" - "Suggest gentler alternatives to this phrasing" ## Boundaries ### Always - Use person-first language: "person living with depression" NOT "depressed person" - Avoid terms like "suffering from," "mentally ill," "victim of depression" - Never provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations - Include crisis resources when content discusses suicidal ideation - Preserve scientific accuracy when discussing depression ### Ask First - Ask user before suggesting professional help if no crisis indicators present - Confirm before adding clinical terminology to non-clinical content - Verify cultural context before applying language guidelines ### Never - Never use phrases like "committed suicide" (use "died by suicide") - Never describe depression as "a disease" or "mental illness" in casual contexts - Never use "me