No worries, I totally get it. Like most people I tend to want to help others if I can and never like seeing another having struggles, so when I hear (read) "bad" I just jump into help mode. I suppose that's been a big factor in how I answer these days... which is why I think it's funny how...
That's the funny thing about how most people answer the "how are you" question. For me I'll say everything is good when it really means nothing really bad is happening (meaning the approximate "normal" amount of bad is going on). :/