I hate it when people ask how I'm doing and I respond with "all right". They always come back with "just all right". Sorry professor positive that I'm not whistling Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah out of the crack of my ass but I say all right to keep the bad advice and fake pity to a minimum.
I find responding with, “plotting your early demise,” a satisfying response to the question.
Not sure I want to be the talk of the family for saying that 😬
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Maybe try "I am all right, thanks for asking, and how are you?" I bet no one follows up with the "just all right?" comment.
You gotta give em that long drawn out trauma dump. It doesn't solve anything but it ends the conversation pretty quick.
Sounds like you are really not "all right," and you are taking it out on people who care, which means that you probably need to pick one or two of them and take a stab at telling them how you really are doing. In the meantime, if someone pushes it, just say that for now, "all right is sufficient."
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The problem isn't being 'just ok', it's using a lame canned response to someone who wanted to start a conversation. Either kill it properly or respond in a way that promotes continuation.
I have begun responding with “surviving” or “Still alive, so that’s progress”.
Why not just say good, then it stops it all together
Craptacular is my fav. Messes them up
My standard response to "How's it going?", "Going". "How ya doing?" "Doing."
Next time they ask ‘how ya doin,’ try “Hangin’ in there like a loose tooth.” And before they can reply, say “Just takin’ it on the chin,” and before they can further comment, say, “Danglin’ by a nerve,” and grind your teeth on the word NERVE. They’ll never bother you again.
If you don't want a come back about you, you have add a question to your response so the conversation focuses on them.