When I tell people how I'm feeling, they make me feel worse by telling me I'm wrong or to suck it up, how can I avoid this?

just tell them that you feel more bad about it.

Unfortunately, you can't control what others say, but you can adjust your attitude about it. Just try to remember that only you know how you're feeling and they can't tell you how to feel or what to do about it- they can try, but in the end it's your feelings!

By telling them that feelings happen and that they feel upset to. They may not always be upset as you but they do it feel it at some point. If you have others that are more supportive than do so. You can always ignore these words as much as it may affect you. It only affects you if you let it.

Unfortunately your best choice may simply be to find someone else to talk to about your issues. We here at 7 Cups of Tea are on-call to hear your feelings whenever you need.

From my own personal experience I've noticed that a lot of the people who says "suck it up" or anything of that nature have not had that many hard times in their life's. It's very important to know that your feelings are never wrong because they are your feelings and only yours. If you're feeling down or depressed or any of the kind you should not just "suck it up" and it can't be very hard to get that kind of comment but as long as you know what you are feeling and what you need to help that feeling they can't say otherwise even if they think they're right.

Generally some people are uncomfortable when not sure how to respond to their own uncomfortable feelings. Never let anyone tell you that your feelings don't matter. They do.

It can be really challenging talking about our thoughts and feelings, so well done for being so brave. It's very important for everyone to be able to talk about how they feel. Our feelings belong to us, they are whats going on for us at any given time, so it's not wrong to feel them. Everyone deserves to share their feelings and not be judged. Therefore, trust your feelings with those who genuinely care about what's going on for you, just like 7 Cups are here for you. Blessings :)

Those don't sound like the right people to be talking to. Maybe you trusted them too quickly. Finding safe people to open up to is difficult and takes time and patience. So, be patient and keep searching.

I personally only tell people I trust. This doesn't mean to keep it held inside, because that can be bad, but I definitely recommend being careful. If someone tells you you're wrong, I want you to know that you can't be wrong about you feel, and it's not their place. They're not the feeling police, they're your feelings, and if they aren't going not be nice, don't talk to them about it or altogether. Your emotions are 100% valid! no matter the circumstances, and finding people who share that view is hard. It takes time, but make sure you trust who you're telling, and be confident. Sometimes, I educate people and let them know that by invalidating my feelings, it makes me feel bad, and that they wouldn't like it if I did it, and that I would greatly appreciate that they respect my feelings.

First of all, learn which people make you feel bad about sharing your feelings. Do not share with those people anymore. Secondly, find or develop just one or two close friends who you can safely share those types of emotions with.