Yeah this one hits hard, I had so many people tell me this when I was younger, and it definitely played a part in the snowballing that made me give up on art when I was like 16 or 17. I would still sketch and doodle in years after, but I no longer had any ambition and stopped caring about...
"I got over my saddness/depression by just choosing to be happy"
I have heard people say this so often, not just online, I've heard interactions between co-workers, or between people while I'm in passing where someone says this. I hate it so much.