#7 – ‘I Have An STD’
The only time to talk about your STD is if you have a new partner as you need to tell them. However, you don’t need to tell anyone else. This will only make others uncomfortable and will avoid you. The only time it is appropriate is if you are purposely creating a speech for schools for educational purposes. Other than that, it is not appropriate.
#6 – ‘I Will Tell You Exactly Why I Am A Vegan’
Veganism is a lifestyle choice that you can make for yourself and if you have your own reasons to become a vegan, that is fine. However, there is no point in telling others. You will appear to be judgemental and people who are not vegans will become defensive and they will not like you too much. It is best to stay quiet while living your lifestyle that you had made a conscious choice to live. Veganism is not right for everyone for many reasons.
#5 – ‘Do You Want Some Of My Medication?’
Unless you are a doctor prescribing medication to a patient, you do not give random people your medication. Yes, you have good intentions but you have no idea what kind of adverse reactions they could have. And the medication you are prescribed will not necessarily help them either.
#4 – ‘I Am Going To Take My Life’
If you are seriously thinking of committing suicide, then you do need to tell someone. But if you are not serious about it but you are saying it anyway, then others will become furious with you when you say you don’t mean it and you are joking. The best thing to do is if you are feeling this way is to call a suicide hotline in your area so you can be guided to get the help you need.
#3 – ‘I Am So Fat’
This is one of the worst things you can say in public. Firstly, you could be saying this around someone who is doing their best to recover from an eating disorder and this can be a strong trigger for them. Secondly, you could make others feel self-conscious and bad about themselves. Especially if they are in reality more overweight than you are and they are struggling to lose weight for a variety of reasons.
#2 – ‘You Don’t Get What It Is Like’
A statement like that shows that you are jumping to conclusions and will only make people defensive. If someone is trying to be empathetic towards you with your condition even if they don’t have it themselves, you may relate based on other situations they have been in. If you want to teach others about your condition, then educate them based on the facts and not assumptions about whether they get it or not.
#1 – ‘I Am Just Getting Over A Cold’
The worst thing you can say is that you are getting over a cold even if you are better. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this will make people think that you should be staying at home as they would assume you may have been one of the luckier ones to only have mild symptoms!
There is no point in announcing that you are getting over a cold because even once this pandemic is over, no one wants to take a chance on being around you if you could still be contagious.
Therefore, if you want to talk about any health condition you have to bring out awareness, you will need to put a lot of thought into how you will do that. Blogging again to educate people is one thing. But making those types of statements will only make life awkward for you.
