What makes you think I'm okay?

I think we do that a lot of the time just to avoid further conversation. If we say we are not OK people will normally ask us what is wrong and then we have to go in to this big long conversation, so it is easier to just say that we are OK. It is a matter of politeness. I never really liked to talk to my bosses about anything personal. Maybe a couple of them over the years but not to personal.

reaction of good those people those i have some confidence makes me think that am ok......

i am guilty of doing this many times as well... when people ask me how am i doing, i just say i'm OK even though i am actually not... sometimes i'm just lazy and couldn't be bothered... so to answer i'm OK is the easiest answer for me... :-) take care and have a nice day...

Well, if I were you, I will just lock myself up and don't go meet others for a moment. But we can't do that. We should go out and socialize. So, I think you can just give a little smile, to show that you are okay, though you are not. I always tell myself that I am still okay as long as I am still breathing. No matter what I face. No matter I was hurt by others, or facing problems in life. There is not much more important than the way I am treating myself. Don't let others let you down, cos no one will if you don't let them do it to you. Well, friend, we are the decision we make!

Yeah I also do this just like you because I don't want to show my pain to them and I don't want them to worry about me. Also I don't want to explain it to me so I just save myself some time and say that I'm ok even though I'm not and I feel it's my problem so I should be the one that has to deal with that problem instead of sharing that burden with my friends or family.I just really don't want to bother anybody with issues that I may be having still people are different some people do share their pain when you ask them are you ok and they will explain themselves and say why they are not ok like my friend she is like this if I ask her then she will tell me. Still I am always glad to help because I am her friend and I am always there for her no matter what.Even though she always tells me that I can share my pain with her and tell her what's wrong I really don't want too. Anyway I know how you feel and I'm sure that many other mylot members here feel the same way that you do it's very understandable. Thanks for sharing with all of us and telling us how you feel about this.

I used to say "I'm okay" when somebody asked me how I feel because I don't want to prolong the conversation especially if I don't feel the person whom I'm speaking into coz on the other way around I don't think that person is really serious asking if how I feel that day.

I always say I'm okay to other people even if they were my relatives or friends. When I am still working...I used to say that even though I am not okay. I guess it become a habit to say that things every now and then. And I never think about it that much because i think it is okay to say that. Even if i say the truth nobody can help me so why should I tell them what really is my true feelings. It's easy to say I am okay so that they wont persist and most of the time I don't want to be bothered...I just want to be alone.

Well, you are what you say so if you say that you are okay then show them. Otherwise, spill the beans out. It's really your choice so you shouldn't be guilty. You are entitled to do what you want to do, keeping mum or not. Don't let guilt get in the way. Just acknowledge your action and then move on to more important things. Being guilty will just eat your working time away and waste it as a result.

So very true, I am completely exhausted with my current circumstances that I utterly hate to bring up my situation over and over, so I just say I'm okay. Well my boyfriend knows that comment too well that he always says hmm, are you sure as it does not sound convincing. LOL He knows m well, the rest of the world just does not get that my circumstances are no different today than they were yesterday so they immediately accept the I'm okay with no other questions asked. hmmm makes you wonder doesn't it?

Being okay is the state of not feeling terribly bad but also not being perfectly fine. I tend to say that I am okay, even if I am not so that I won't feel too bad about things by hearing unnecessary talks from those who really don't know what I am going through. I also said that when I know I can handle things on my own and I don't want to bother or worry those people that I love and care about.

Okay is a word used just to express or like to node.If someone was to ask you 'how are you' you just respond .For you to explain yourself more you would need to prepare yourself. What to tell that person.Communication in details needs to be planned.Most times when you say Okay you are not planned for anything more.

I can totally understand how you feel.... But it think that saying you are okay is a rather funny but effective method of self defense that we humans have invented...i will tell you how... It is always our intention not to show our weakness, and admitting that you are not okay is the best way to say that you are weak. That is why we only tell such things to our friends and family only, because we know they are not going to take advantage of our weakness. And as you said yourself, sometimes you are just toot ires to want to start a conversation, even if it is about you... As for telling our seniors that we are okay, and that they have not hurt us, well, think that is just a way of showing respect.