Dan wrote:
It didn't stop me feeling down about my comparatively trivial problems, it just made me feel guilty for feeling that way, and made me feel like a very selfish person.
Yes I'm obviously glad I've never had to experience those horrific events, but it doesn't make smaller problems any less important to an individual, nor should anyone be made to feel guilty for it.
It didn't stop me feeling down about my comparatively trivial problems, it just made me feel guilty for feeling that way, and made me feel like a very selfish person.
Yes I'm obviously glad I've never had to experience those horrific events, but it doesn't make smaller problems any less important to an individual, nor should anyone be made to feel guilty for it.
I do agree. I've heard such advice be described as "problem avoidance", particularly because it pushes depression/etc aside, when such problems really DO need to be tackled and dealt with.
It does work for some people though. Just never use it on someone suffering from depression/etc or else it may likely backfire horribly.
11 years