How it feels
When it feels small
Words that often leave people feeling small. Pick one that sounds familiar.
- Why does “a good daughter-in-law would…” hurt so much?
- Why does “act your age” hurt so much?
- Why does “any minute now, they'll see I'm winging it” hurt so much?
- Why does “are you sure?” hurt so much?
- Why does “arre, everyone saw that!” hurt so much?
- Why do I keep thinking “asking for help means I've failed”?
- Why does “at your age I was already…” hurt so much?
- Why does “at your age, you should know better” hurt so much?
- Why does “be the first to like this” hurt so much?
- Why does “being older should mean I'm taken seriously” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “can't you read the sign?” hurt so much?
- Why does “Delete this. Nobody wants to see it” hurt so much?
- Why does “did you eat?” hurt so much?
- Why does “everyone else looks so happy online” hurt so much?
- Why does “everyone's further along than you” hurt so much?
- Why does “first time here, huh?” hurt so much?
- Why does “HBD! Party kab hai?” hurt so much?
- Why do I keep thinking “I have to earn my place”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I have to have it all figured out”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I have to prove them wrong”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I must never make mistakes”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I'll be happy once I get there”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I'm behind where I should be”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I'm just not built for that”?
- Why do I keep thinking “I'm not good enough”?
- Why does “I'm so disappointed in you” hurt so much?
- Why do I keep thinking “if I'm not the best, I've failed”?
- Why does “in my day, kids listened” hurt so much?
- Why does “in our house we do it this way” hurt so much?
- Why does “is that a real job?” hurt so much?
- Why does “is that all you did?” hurt so much?
- Why does “is that all you scored?” hurt so much?
- Why does “it's all in your head” hurt so much?
- Why do I keep thinking “it's too late for me to start now”?
- Why does “keep your voice down” hurt so much?
- Why does “let me explain it from the basics” hurt so much?
- Why does “let me handle the baby” hurt so much?
- Why does “look at your cousin” hurt so much?
- Why does “look where he is now” hurt so much?
- Why does “money doesn't grow on trees” hurt so much?
- Why does “my boss should back me up in front of clients” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should keep their bad moods out of the office” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should let me do things my own way” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my child should take over the family business” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my children should have a better life than I had” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my coach should pick me for the team” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should offer help without me asking” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should take my ideas seriously” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should invest in my growth” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my elder sibling should guide me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should be proud of where I've got to” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should listen when I speak” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should support my career change” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should be happy for me when things go well” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends shouldn't turn my news into theirs” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should accept me as I am” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should give me time to learn their ways” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should respect how we raise our kids” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should stop comparing me with others” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws shouldn't expect me to change my whole routine” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my manager should take an interest in my development” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should be friendlier to my kids” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours shouldn't complain about every little thing” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should be easier to talk to” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should be the grandparents I imagined” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should have let me make my own mistakes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should have saved for my future” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should let me choose my career” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should see that I'm an adult now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should stop comparing me with my cousins” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should stop telling me how to live” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should tell me they're proud of me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should trust my judgement by now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should support my work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my school should have prepared me for real life” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should be happy for my wins” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should stop competing with me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teacher should explain it again until I get it” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teacher should have believed in me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teacher shouldn't have favourites” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my twenties should be the best years of my life” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should give new people a proper start” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should value experience” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my younger sibling should respect me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “now that you're home, dinner is at nine” hurt so much?
- Why does “once I get the new job, I should feel settled” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “our son could have married anyone” hurt so much?
- Why does “oye, can't you see?” hurt so much?
- Why does “people at a new job should make the new person feel welcome” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should give me time while I'm still learning” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should hold the door” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should offer their seat to those who need it” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should say sorry when they bump into you” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “relax, it's just a joke!” hurt so much?
- Why does “say it properly” hurt so much?
- Why does “Shut up. Nobody asked you” hurt so much?
- Why do I keep thinking “sooner or later, they'll find me out”?
- Why does “sorry to bother you, but…” hurt so much?
- Why does “starting over should be easier than this” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “still single?” hurt so much?
- Why does “teachers should grade everyone fairly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “thanks, but it's a no this time” hurt so much?
- Why does “that's not how we do it here” hurt so much?
- Why does “that's nothing, wait till you hear mine” hurt so much?
- Why does “the elders in my family should hear the younger ones out” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “the world should be kinder than it is” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “there's nothing wrong with you” hurt so much?
- Why does “what do you know?” hurt so much?
- Why do I keep thinking “when others do well, I fall behind”?
- Why does “who do you think you are?” hurt so much?
- Why does “who taught you to cook like that?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why are you still single?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why aren't you more ambitious?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why can't you just do it properly?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why can't you just take a compliment?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why can't you look more like your sister?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why did you even say that?” hurt so much?
- Why does “why is everyone else getting this faster?” hurt so much?
- Why does “you can't wear that with your figure” hurt so much?
- Why does “you know how to do this, right?” hurt so much?
- Why does “you should just be more confident” hurt so much?
- Why does “you should put yourself out there” hurt so much?
- Why does “you won't understand” hurt so much?
- Why does “you'd look so much better if you…” hurt so much?
- Why does “you'll learn how we do things” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're always falling sick” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're in the way” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're only average” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're so slow” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're stupid” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're too old for that” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're too young to know” hurt so much?
- Why does “you're useless” hurt so much?
- Why does “you've made it!” hurt so much?
- Why does “your accent is funny” hurt so much?
- Why does “your cousin got in first try” hurt so much?