Please don’t try to problem-solve my unhappiness. You can tell me to kill ‘em with kindness! or to look on the bright side! until you’re blue in the face, and I’ll only end up resenting you (in addition to whatever problem triggered my misery). I’d find it much more comforting if you pulled up a chair, patted my hand, and assured me I was right about everything.
Please don’t try to problem-solve my unhappiness. You can tell me to kill ‘em with kindness! or to look on the bright side! until you’re blue in the face, and I’ll only end up resenting you (in addition to whatever problem triggered my misery). I’d find it much more comforting if you pulled up a chair, patted my hand, and assured me I was right about everything.