You remember that scene in the movie? "Ray, when someone asks you if you are god, you say YES."
Not because it's true, but because of the consequences.
Hold that thought.
I think it's quite a common idea these days that if you always answer "I'm fine" when asked how you are doing, it's because you're broken, or from toxic masculinity, or something.
It's not. It's a fucking defence mechanism.
Because of the consequences.
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If the folks around you will react badly to you being honest about how you're doing — if they'll ridicule you, or take it personally, or burst into tears, and especially if you also care about these people — then, Ray, when they ask you how you are, you say "I'm fine". This is the correct fucking response, by which I mean the least bad one.
It's true that if in fact they will do none of these things, then you've got a problem: it's called 'trauma'. But. BUT.
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Rant over. Sorry.
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