• Apytele@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    “I have it worse”

    and

    “Naaah bro that’s not that weird / dumb I do that too”

    Are very close sentiments at face value and it can take a fair amount of finesse to get something to read as the second one.

    Training to be a peer recovery mental health specialist helped a lot if any of you are interested in learning some better techniques. It’s mostly timing and choosing the right parts of the story to tell.