I so dislike this as well : "Common phrases like “Everyone deals with that”, “Everyone has issues,” and “That’s just life” intentionally undermine and invalidate the heaviness you feel." Another one is "it is what it is." Saying those things are as if one is making light of another's feelings or circumstances.
I so dislike this as well : "Common phrases like “Everyone deals with that”, “Everyone has issues,” and “That’s just life” intentionally undermine and invalidate the heaviness you feel." Another one is "it is what it is." Saying those things are as if one is making light of another's feelings or circumstances.
Exactly. It’s dismissive and reflects just how little you care about what they are dealing with. It was Maya Angelou who said:
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.