You Can Imagine
For my entire life, I have heard the expression, "I can't imagine...". The thing is, we CAN imagine. People say that as a response to something they deem as pretty terrible when they are listening and want to convey something like, "WOW, THAT SUCKS SO BAD." instead of saying, "I can imagine. Do you want to share how bad things are?" That's what I want to do!!! However, in small doses. I WANT TO BE HEARD. I have a CHRONIC problem. It will not go away and is always with me, and it is BAD. Unfortunately, my issues are not the most popular conversation topics, and almost everybody thinks they should shut me down and tell me how lucky I am when I start talking. I get into arguments trying to convince friends and strangers that things are NOT great. Then the solution ideas start coming. What if you did _________? How about trying _________ ? You really need to _________ . How do so many people know what ...