“R U OK?”
Btw..it KILLED me to have to write like that. Under normal circumstances I do not EVER do text speak. And if I get a text with that particular dialect then I delete it there and then WITHOUT responding.
I must be honest. I’m seldom truthful when people ask me if I’m OK. I usually lie (even to my own parents!) and tell everyone that I’m just-fine-thank-you-very-much. Are you guilty of that too?
It just feels like too much work to actually tell them what’s really going on. Occasionally there are trust issues as well and I don’t feel comfortable enough to tell someone that I’m not OK. Also, I will probably lose it if I get a platitude from someone – this also prevents me from being completely honest about my feelings and I often wonder if people are really interested in my well-being or if they are just being polite when they ask if I’m OK. Continue reading
