People are often confused because they can never resolve the issue. They try and try, but nothing is good enough, right enough, appropriate enough…nothing is enough to resolve the issue for this one person in their life. On top of that, when an issue actually gets resolved another issue shows up! What gives? Well, interestingly, it’s often the health, happiness, and well being of the person speaking. Which may or may not be the point of all these “issues”, but is definitely the result of sacrificing to resolve them all when their not the point at all. The truth of the matter is the person doesn’t want them resolved, doesn’t want to be happy, doesn’t want things to get better.
This blog post by John Scalzi spells it out. It’s a lesson so many people need to take to heart. And everyone should keep a few quarters on hand, just in case…