Denying mental health issues 'can have detrimental impact'

Isle Listen says not validating someone's feelings can be damaging

Denying someone's feelings of mental ill-health can have a detrimental impact and prevent that person seeking help.

That's from Manx mental health charity Isle Listen - it comes after the Duchess of Sussex discussed her own experiences in a recent interview.

TV presenter Piers Morgan came in for criticism after stating he didn't believe Meghan Markle had suicidal feelings.

Child and adolescent psychotherapist Lynsey Christian says dismissing a person's feelings can be damaging: