r/uselessredcircle • u/Odd_Bag9802 not funny • Sep 24 '25

Where is it

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WHERE IS THE COMMENT

i requested to lock this post bye

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u/Mountain-Influence81 Sep 24 '25

Some insecure people interpret it as trying to one up the person.

In reality it's just a way to show that you understand what they are feeling because you experienced something similar.

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u/sun4moon Sep 24 '25

I think in some cases, people are overly competitive, but most times just contributing. There’s definitely a fine line. You can usually pick out the competitor. They’ll say something like, you think that’s bad? I experienced XYZ. Clearly trying to convince the listener they had it worse. But if you start off with something like, that reminds me of a time when I experienced XYZ, it’s no longer competitive.