How to deal with Fake Positivity #43
Them: You’ve got this!
You: Actually, no, I don’t ‘got this.’ But thanks for your meaningless pep talk
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In these moments I have to remind myself that these people are just naive and I have to laugh at it. People make comments that make them feel better because they feel awkward or don’t know what to say- like they truly don’t know. My favorite is “God only gives the biggest battles to his strongest warriors” or something like that. No, he doesn’t. Please just validate what I’m going through and say “I’m sorry and I’m here for you.”
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