When ‘I’m Fine’ Isn’t Fine

Ever typed “I’m fine” but auto-correct decides you meant “I’m frying”? 😂Brutal! 

I have a friend like that; whenever I see some of his WhatsApp messages, I know autocorrect has done wonders. 

But if we’re being real, that’s kind of how we sometimes operate, too.

When you’ve spent so long pretending you’re okay, your “auto-correct”, aka your habits, your responses, even your mindset, gets stuck in default mode. You say what sounds right, not what is factual. And over time, you stop even checking if the words actually match the truth.

But here’s the twist: just like your phone, your inner “auto-correct” can be retrained. The more you practice honesty, even in small doses like admitting, “Today was tough” instead of faking “I’m fine”, the more your system adjusts to reflect the real you.

- At first, it feels awkward.
- People may not understand.
- You might even misunderstand yourself.

But slowly, your “auto-correct” stops glitching. Instead of defaulting to silence, it learns to default to truth. Instead of masking, it starts mirroring.

Because the goal isn’t to type “I’m fine” and not mean it every time. The goal is to get to a place where your words, your thoughts, and your feelings aren’t at war. Where your outside matches your inside.

So yeah, life might keep autocorrecting you into someone you’re not. But you’ve got the power to rewrite the dictionary. 

- Nene from MANI