Neurodivergent on Sidechat | Does anyone have a weird relationship with the idea of being grateful? Like yes I think it’s good to be grateful for what you have but sometimes it feels like people telling you to stfu when you’re struggling

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Neurodivergent 3w

Does anyone have a weird relationship with the idea of being grateful? Like yes I think it’s good to be grateful for what you have but sometimes it feels like people telling you to stfu when you’re struggling

Anonymous 3w

Oh it absolutely is. You can be grateful for the good things you do have but it doesn’t mean that there aren’t things going on or needs going unmet otherwise

Anonymous 3w

From my perspective, it’s just a tool that helps make your own problems feel smaller (which can either make you feel better or worse depending on the situation). Everything in life can both be a lot better and a lot worse. Being grateful is just focusing on the fact that things could have been worse.

Anonymous

#2 3w

I like this I might adopt it lol. I grew up in an environment where “gratefulness” was like, a moral imperative that I be grateful for the bare minimum while being neglected. I like this definition a lot more