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What Not to Say to Someone in Trouble: These 5 Phrases Can Make You Look Toxic
02.04.2024 22:06
Sometimes the phrases we use when talking to an upset friend, relative or colleague do not help the interlocutor, but only make the situation worse.
I told you so
The meaning of this phrase can be interpreted as "I don't want to listen to you, you yourself are to blame for your problems." In addition, the one who says it probably feels a sense of triumph and rivalry, because he knows what's best, and his opponent has once again gotten into trouble.
I wish you well
These words are not as innocent as they seem: they forbid you to be angry at another person, no matter what he or she has done. Don't stoop to such low manipulations.
Get busy and everything will pass.
If a person who is already upset hears such "words of support", on top of everything else, he will also begin to feel guilty. Your positivity will only add pain and suffering to the interlocutor, as a result of which he will close himself off and stop sharing his problems.
Well, you're in trouble.
This is not just a statement of fact: such a phrase only increases the feeling of helplessness and despair in a person who finds himself in a difficult life situation.
Big deal, no problem
If a person is suffering mentally, they have reasons for it. Devaluation on your part only means that you do not take the other person seriously - not only their suffering, but they themselves are not important to you.
Earlier, BelNovosti wrote about how friendship arises and when it ends.
