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What to Say When Someone Tells You to Cheer Up

Th exact thing to say when somebody tells you, “Other people have it worse.” This comeback puts happiness into perspective
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You want to know the best comeback you can say when somebody says to you, “Other people have it worse’? I’m going to tell you. You can say to them, “That would be like saying other people have it better, or other people have it happier.”

That immediately turns it on its head, right? Other people have it happier, so we don’t get to feel happy because other people have it happier? Same goes for feeling bad. We get to feel bad—even if other people feel worse.

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