Weaponized Gratitude

….Listen, I love a good perspective shift. I’ll always cheer for the humble acknowledgement of our gifts and privileges. But I don’t think that’s what we’re doing when we say these things; underneath these ostensibly grateful words, I think the real message is:

“Something here is bothering me, but I feel guilty for having feelings about it.”

What a tidy way to dismiss our own emotions: it’s guilt disguised as gratitude, self-invalidation dressed up as virtue….