I'm not going to focus on grammar, despite my OCD itching to. Instead I'm going to talk about the idea and effect this has.
I feel that this is more of a blog post than an actual essay. You use very informal language and carry on in your article with a wandering direction, hence why this is a rant. I understand your loathing of comforting words and the little promise that they carry but I disagree with your stance that they are useless. This is not because I'm some silly idealist that believes in fairy tales, but because I tend to take a more psychological standpoint on these sorts of things. "Everything will be alright" is not said as a false promise, but as a way to comfort and ground whoever they are talking to. I can continue with some random facts about human interaction, but I'm going to cut my own opinion short.
This could have been stronger if you had named a concrete example, and without proper structure and a definite direction, this piece feels empty to me. It sounds like you are complaining and vainly attacking people who have tried to help you in the past. If you ever write an essay, avoid letting your emotions control your words. It often leads to a rag-tag article with a narrow idea and a sagging resolution. Where you say "tell me these four vile words I will lose my faith in you I swear", your wording is very childish. Strong diction is great but these in particular sound immature and nagging.
The concept of this article has potential and you just need to act on it. Near the end I feel that you became stronger, but unfortunately you didn't fill out your ideas and left them as hanging sentences. You shedded your ranting tone and opted for a more sophisticated one, pondering upon the fallacy of comfort. You still need to solidify your ideas, however. If you ever want to improve upon this, don't shy away from PMing me for help. I'll be glad to assist you.
~Craz
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