“What’s the matter?”

[You - X]

In other words, “Why so discouraged, demoralized, listless?”
Or, “Why so angry, upset , disgruntled?”
Or, “Why so lethargic, lazy, sluggish?”

Sometimes the answer to "What’s the matter?" is simply, “Everything!”

And that’s okay.

By the way, asking the question is a terribly ineffective way to find out what truly is behind someone’s emotional state because “the matter” suggests one’s experience is unacceptable. And as Mr. Rogers said, if it’s unacceptable, then it’s unmentionable, and if it’s unmentionable, then it’s unmanageable. By uttering the question, the person asking is becoming part of the problem.

Friends, while sometimes everything seems to be the matter . . .
You are not.