Why You Shouldn't Say "You're Welcome" If Someone Thanked You: A Psychologist's Opinion
Often, in response to gratitude, people say the short phrase "you're welcome." Who came up with this answer and why this answer is considered acceptable in society - no one will say.
You can be sure that this answer is wrong. At the very least, it can hurt your self-esteem.
When we say “you’re welcome,” we subconsciously experience a syndrome of missed opportunity, said psychologist Anna Garsh in an interview with theday.ru .
In reality, it turns out that a person has provided some kind of help, spent time on it, perhaps even effort, but all this goodness is not recorded in his head.
As for the FOMO syndrome itself, it manifests itself in the fear of missing out on something.
Therefore, modesty is unnecessary here, and a person simply needs to encourage himself with words, especially if we are talking about a good and useful deed.
But if you answer “nothing to do”, then you might get the idea that your counterpart could have handled the task on his own.
At the same time, the person who provided assistance, as well as those around them, may misjudge the efforts and time spent.
In the long term, this can hit your self-esteem, and it is quite difficult to raise it.
And one more reason to stop saying the usual phrase.
The interlocutor who hears it in response to his gratitude may consider it arrogant.
