brightrosefox | It's relative

Also, I don't really know what to say when loved ones, friends, and acquaintances ask me how I'm doing. What do you say to each in turn? When does it get to the point where it becomes like a broken record, because your normal is damaged? "Fine" and "All right" don't always mean what they say, and I want to say something other than "In pain, fatigued, hoping things get better." I know things get better, but part of how to make things better involves myself and my actions. So all I can imply right now is "I'm hurting and tired, and I'm trying to make things better for myself. How are you?"