what do you say "i’m fine" about?
"i'm fine" is sometimes true and sometimes a door you close very quickly. you know which one it has been lately. this is about the thing behind the door.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write the sentence as you usually say it. who are you saying it to, and what have they just asked you. now cross out the word fine and write what is actually there. it does not have to be dramatic. sometimes it is just tired, or uncertain, or a bit lost. write about when you started saying fine about this particular thing. was there a moment when it shifted from being honest to being a cover. think about what would happen if you said something else instead, even once. write down the truest sentence you could say in place of fine, the one you have not said out loud to anyone yet.
- write about the person you most often say it to, and what you wish they would ask instead.
- think about whether "fine" protects you or protects them.
- write about what your face does when you say it, and whether the other person believes you.
this one is for you if you have said "i'm fine" recently and felt something tighten in your chest as you said it.