That casual, 'hey how you doing?' from people that really don't want to hear how your really doing is a brief conversation that you will go through every day. It usually goes something like this-
Person- "Hey, how you doing?'
You- "I'm doing ok thanks, you?"
But sometimes... your not ok. And telling them that, well.. its not something that's 'done'.
Person- "Hey, how you doing?"
You- "Actually, not that great at the moment."
Person- "Oh I'm sorry to hear that......" *Awkwardly looks around until conversation is changed or ended.*
This is because the people who ask this, they don't really WANT to know how you are, its a social convention that everyone does and says, sometimes without thinking.
BUT... I am not that person.
When I ask someone "how are you?" I want them to tell me! Because no one is fine. There is always something that might be hurting them, upsetting them. Trivial or excruciatingly life changing, its still something that is on their mind, and troubling them.
So... How are you?
Be honest.
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