“I’m Fine”, the biggest red flag?

I’m fine. Red flag when you say. Especially when you believe it yourself.

“I’m fine.” We all say it .

Its disposable. It’s a throwaway, its innate in most of us, yet it’s a programmed prompt we have used for years maybe. It seems harmless. Innocuous.

It’s the phrase we say when we want everything to stop. Stop the questions. Stop the noise. Stop the possibility of being seen too clearly.

“I’m fine” is the ultimate emotional full stop .It doesn’t mean you’re okay. It means you’re coping. Performing. Managing just enough not to fall apart in public. And the hardest part? Sometimes, you don’t even know you’re doing it