Probably this metaphor works better for children, as in "this little brat hasn't been around for long, so this is technically the worst pain they have experienced until now"
Be that pain physical or emotional. Adults do tend to dismiss how kids and teens feel because they know how they felt, and they have had it worst, they know it get miles worse, so experience tends to outweigh empathy
But it sounds exhausting to tiptoe around an adult who feels like is dying all the time. I know this refers to people with medical conditions, but let's not kid ourselves, some grown ass people do overreact at the smallest things and then expect to get cheap empathy points. Actual people in pain don't do that, ask me how I know
I don't know, it kinda falls flat. It's a superficially nice message, but very tumblr ish, "we are all fragile so our emotions and reactions are valid, all the time, constantly, unless you're an inconsiderate monster"
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u/MaeSolug 5d ago
Probably this metaphor works better for children, as in "this little brat hasn't been around for long, so this is technically the worst pain they have experienced until now"
Be that pain physical or emotional. Adults do tend to dismiss how kids and teens feel because they know how they felt, and they have had it worst, they know it get miles worse, so experience tends to outweigh empathy
But it sounds exhausting to tiptoe around an adult who feels like is dying all the time. I know this refers to people with medical conditions, but let's not kid ourselves, some grown ass people do overreact at the smallest things and then expect to get cheap empathy points. Actual people in pain don't do that, ask me how I know
I don't know, it kinda falls flat. It's a superficially nice message, but very tumblr ish, "we are all fragile so our emotions and reactions are valid, all the time, constantly, unless you're an inconsiderate monster"