This is just a suggestion, from my personal experience, but try skipping over the “how do you feel” question and get right to the “is there anything I can do to make things easier/better for you?”.

I didn’t mean for it to, but subconsciously it made one HELL of a difference. Either a very generic remark in response to a generic question, or something to be very worried about. Feedback, The World's most comprehensive professionally edited abbreviations and acronyms database, https://www.acronymfinder.com/Slang/FINE.html, Freaked Out Insecure Neurotic and Emotional (Italian Job movie), Faithful, Involved, Knowledgeable and Experienced (Alcoholics Anonymous chat slang), Feeling Inadequate, Needing Encouragement, Fouled Up, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional (Aerosmith; polite form). I find that people who ask how others are as a way of acknowledging their existence (I’m guessing that’s why they ask & then keep walking) really annoy me, because I’m almost forced to give the socially expected response.

Maybe you can show me where to find it. My son has ADHD and behavioral issues and in helping him, i found my doctor. I’ve actually written about this. Find more of Natasha’s work in her acclaimed book: "Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar" on Amazon. Usually. Learn how your comment data is processed. Do they really want to know?

I fight daily against pessimism and hopelessness. “I’m fine, thank you for asking” usually means “Oh god, I don’t have the energy or the interest to get into it, for gawd’s sake leave me aloooonnnnneeee….and I don’t really believe you care for one freakin’ minute,” or “what’s the difference?

I *am* “well enough”.

Ignorance is running rampant and its new victim seems to be mental disease. I’m afraid you won’t really care. Or the explanation is tiring before you utter a single word. This isn’t sometimes for me. Asking a depressed person how they’re doing is the same. I was irratic, selfish, lying, two faced and right out mean and i didnt even care. – acquaintances and strangers probably don’t care in hearing a sob story, or would feel uncomfortable and not know how to respond This isn’t sometimes for me.

Simply put, I can’t muster more than just “I’m fine.” Sometimes I wish people knew what I mean when I say I’m fine. So trying to explain it makes me frustrated and can even lead to more depressive thoughts about how depressed I am. After 10 car accidents, my marriage breaking up, being disowned by family and friends, being fired from two jobs and 7 hospital stays in one year, i conceded.

fine.”, Your email address will not be published. I explained that even if I responded openly and honestly with her about how I was feeling there were 3 main problems I’m right there with you though, in responding with “fine” the word, when the acronym is what is running through my head. For me, it’s easier to write out how I feel than to say the words out loud. . By subscribing, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Statement. Thank you Stephanie Hansen! My main point is people seem to feel that if one is bipolar they are a serial killer or they have some irreversable birth defect or that because the text book version of ” side effects” are so utterly detramental that that is how we all are.

When You Leave Someone with a Mental Illness.

Most of all, I’m afraid that when I tell you how I feel, you might give me some comment about how everyone feels the blues sometimes. I would say I’m fine even if I was holding my own severed limb.