well… i say stupid things here!!

Faking an experience is done with full knowledge and conscious intent on your part of what you are doing.

If something is happening to you unintentionally, if you are doing something and unconsciously, you are having a legitimate experience of some kind.

however, who i was talking about isn’t a stranger, i see them regularly and am certain they know ‘permanent’ means i won’t become healthy again ^^

unless it’s someone i know, i typically just thank the person wishing me to become well again. since they don’t really need to know, but with people i know/see regularly, i don’t want there to be false expectations/hopes…

like- I want to say something to emotionally support them in the moment, but you know what I mean when I say "how do I say that"—right?

just IMO, but someone freezing when I tell them I have a chronic illness would actually be more comforting than an instantaneous default response, because it at least shows they care about what they say.

people taking a moment to give a response can make it feel like they actually thought about what you said and how they should respond, instead of feeling like they’re giving a copy-paste response. it feels more personal!

however, who i was talking about isn’t a stranger, i see them regularly and am certain they know ‘permanent’ means i won’t become healthy again ^^

unless it’s someone i know, i typically just thank the person wishing me to become well again. since they don’t really need to know, but with people i know/see regularly, i don’t want there to be false expectations/hopes…