Why do people say you're strong when you know you're not?

[Anonymous]

I suffer from debilitating depression and panic disorder. My mum keeps saying how strong I am as she couldn't have coped with what I have been through in my life. But I'm not strong. If I was strong the things in my life wouldn't have broken me inside. I fight each day, just to get through the day, due to my depression. That's not strong. It's weak. Strong people don't let anything make them change who they are. Strong people don't struggle to make it through each minute of every day🙁

[Blackcosmo]

To be strong is not without struggles. To be strong means you fight and don't back down. You are strong because you keep fighting.

[itsalyssaagain]

The fighting part makes you strong.

[Asker]

Strong in what way though? I 🙁

[itsalyssaagain]

You’re fighting. The fact that you wake up every day and do what you do makes you strong. It might not seem like it but you’re doing what you can now

[slatyb]

Can you get some counseling? It sounds like you’ve experienced some trauma. Your present difficulties are normal.

[CuriousMufuxka]

They are being nice. Not always the best strategy.

[Liliuati]

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