Disliking ''How are you?''

It happened in an unexpected way as always, the end of reasoning and final conclusion to ''Why I don't like being asked how I feel'' stopped me on a way to the toilet. Stuck out tongue

I know why now. It does not matter if I'm good or bad at the moment of being asked, and it was leading my reasoning astray, I was wrong to think I don't like it only when I'm not good. The truth is, I would never be allowed to give full answer. It would have been interrupted with one of many reasons, e.g. stop complaining, you're weirdo, and giving half an answer is misleading. I've felt bad after, or worse than before, and I couldn't tell why exactly, or what I feel, but  I identified that feeling at last, as feeling like a liar.

It's funny as most of the time any answer to that question is a lie, and they keep forcing us to do it. So, the answer was right in front of me, congrats Mr Hilary

I begun to practise dodging answering, we'll see how it goes.

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  • I hate that pointless ritual. If they don't want to know how I am then why ask? I know I'm supposed to say "I'm fine thanks", but I cannot bring myself to say that if it isn't true.

    If I can't dodge the person and the question I usually say "not too bad thanks". I figure that's sort of true. If I was 'too bad' I'd be at home bawling my eyes out and not there, desperately trying to escape.

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  • I hate that pointless ritual. If they don't want to know how I am then why ask? I know I'm supposed to say "I'm fine thanks", but I cannot bring myself to say that if it isn't true.

    If I can't dodge the person and the question I usually say "not too bad thanks". I figure that's sort of true. If I was 'too bad' I'd be at home bawling my eyes out and not there, desperately trying to escape.

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