'Are you okay?': Find out how to respond without revealing too much

"How are you?" has become a greeting, soon people ask without being interested in the answer. After all, how to respond to something like that without exposing yourself too much?

Many ask how others are doing without really caring about the answers. It's no wonder that most started to respond automatically. That's because they don't feel comfortable to admit how they really feel. And in that case, what to do? Learn now how to answer everyday questions with different answers.

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How to respond without exposing yourself?

The responses often expose feelings that the other person doesn't really want to know about. Also, a lot of people aren't comfortable opening up or having to explain how they're really feeling right now. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to avoid making it clear how you're doing that day without appearing rude.

Sometimes what moves you is very delicate and private, so you don't want to share it at that moment, so it's ok to preserve yourself. You can use blasé interactions, but you can turn the situation around and respond differently.

Perhaps your choice will make the other person laugh and forget even what you asked.

“Are you okay?”: some ways to cope

• You might think for a moment, with an amused expression on your face, then turn and leave. Let them guess! The tactic might work, so you should try it soon;
• Squint your eyes a little and look around suspiciously, making it look like someone is going to show up and ruin your day. Works best with colleagues you don't have as much rapport with;
• Say, “We all are!” as that is better than having to answer the truth. Works well at parties;
• When they look at you with concern, tell them you've had a routine checkup and you're fine! Try to divert the subject and don't call the curiosities others;
• Try not to pay attention to what they are talking about, divert the subject or make a joke. You don't have to open up every time someone asks how you are. We are not always in the right mood to discuss the matter.