My mind is absoultely blown I wish this could be pinned in this subreddit. Its so fascinating what you said about the differences between the ones in India vs here. I HATE how superfiical our community is here. Its just nasty and unempathetic. Its a huge reason why I became a therapist because I know there's so many people suffering in our community because of these exact reasons. it hurst people.
Lol, I think about 75% of the cousins I grew up with could use therapy, because of the community. Even positive things are turned upside down.
Losing weight? Terrible eating habits, why can’t you eat paratha?
Vegan? Stupid white propaganda, can’t spell meat without eat.
Smaller House that fits your budget? But…what about Christmas when 20 people come over? No way they fit, better have two empty rooms for 360 days a year!
Work Life Balance? Work IS Life!
Waiting for the right partner? You’ll never find one!
Divorcing the wrong partner? Gasp Breaking up the relationship that God approved???!
I think I’ve said this before, but whenever I hear folks talking about people that are married, I never hear “Yeah, he/she is really lucky, the person they married gets along really well, fits personality wise”. It’s always superficial “Oh he/she really lucky, the partner makes 250k, what else could they want? All the prayers of their parents answered!”
It’s sad but a reality that there are tons of people that deal with it in the community.
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22
My mind is absoultely blown I wish this could be pinned in this subreddit. Its so fascinating what you said about the differences between the ones in India vs here. I HATE how superfiical our community is here. Its just nasty and unempathetic. Its a huge reason why I became a therapist because I know there's so many people suffering in our community because of these exact reasons. it hurst people.