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One thing I have never understood…

When you’re going through difficult times and someone tells you, “Other people are going through worse.”

Is that supposed to be comforting ?

What does that change about your situation ?

[b]Why[/b] would that make you feel better ?

And seriously, what kind of person feels [b]better[/b] for knowing others are in worse shape than they are ? 🥺
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HannahSky · F
They might be trying to put it in perspective about the scope of the problems in the world. Sometimes people say that to people who's problems are always catastrophic to them, but in reality, everyone goes through their own problems in their own way.
@HannahSky Someone else summed it up more succinctly : they don’t want to hear it.
HannahSky · F
@bijouxbroussard that's definitely a possibility too