When someone responds to tragedy or bad news by pointing out the “silver lining,” it reflects their own discomfort and even fears about the situation. It reflects their inability to truly empathize and hold space for pain — yours as well as their own. You don’t always have to jump to naming the silver lining. Be okay not being okay. Be okay not trying to make things okay because some things won’t be okay, or will require much more time before they will be okay.
The Silver Lining is Often Bullsh*t
The Silver Lining is Often Bullsh*t
The Silver Lining is Often Bullsh*t
When someone responds to tragedy or bad news by pointing out the “silver lining,” it reflects their own discomfort and even fears about the situation. It reflects their inability to truly empathize and hold space for pain — yours as well as their own. You don’t always have to jump to naming the silver lining. Be okay not being okay. Be okay not trying to make things okay because some things won’t be okay, or will require much more time before they will be okay.