you’re facing, as well. it’s not realistic, and it’s not helpful. in fact it’s the opposite of helpful, because only by fully facing a situation, the good and the bad, can we figure out what we need to make it better and what we need to help us through.
the truth is, it could always be worse. and there will always be people out there who have it worse than us.
but we still deserve the chance for things to be better.
context is of course important. time, place and audience are everything. if you’re terrified of needles and you have to get your flu vaccine, freaking out to your friend who just 