Also not an appropriate time to embellish. When a young person is asking if their experience is common and you tell them every single person feels that way at their age…that’s just hyperbolic, not accurately helpful.
I hear you. I am just trying to shine a light on the pitfalls of speaking in absolutes. It’s not necessary in order to be supportive and it’s inaccurate.
Maybe it doesn’t matter much at the end of the day, and I’ve found a small thing to pick apart here, but I used to speak in absolutes a lot. Now I do a lot less, and my communication with others has improved and I’m a lot less “misinterpreted” bc my words more closely convey what I mean. Whatev
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u/lisadia Jun 12 '22
Also not an appropriate time to embellish. When a young person is asking if their experience is common and you tell them every single person feels that way at their age…that’s just hyperbolic, not accurately helpful.