Do you get mad when people tell you to "be strong" (or something similar)? Why does it bother you?

It bothers me because I do not see myself as strong. Some of us aren't. I've never been a 'strong' person, and it makes me mad when people try to say I am, because they're setting an expectation for me that I will fail to reach. And then they act all disappointed in me when I don't reach that expectation.

Lately it feels like I can't talk to anyone about my depression without them spouting something along the lines of "Be Strong" or "It Gets Better" (another one that really pisses me off - does it really get better? Has it honestly ever gotten better for any of us here? I wouldn't know!!)

"Don't Give Up" is another one that irks me. I don't really know why. Not that I think it's ever good to give up. I guess it sounds too much like someone trying to tell me what to do with my life.

Does anyone else feel bothered by these well-meaning but clueless remarks? Have any to add?