Posted by wishingstar on November 27, 2006, at 16:14:11
In reply to Do people still care about me?, posted by Deneb on November 27, 2006, at 15:10:31
I'm sorry to jump into a conversation that I'm not part of and dont really belong in, but I have to try.
Deneb, I think posts like this one are exactly why people are feeling frustrated. Many people have expressed over and over that they do indeed care about you. They wouldnt be responding to you, trying to help, urging you to take care of yourself, etc if they didnt. There is no way that anyone can prove 100% to you (or to anyone) that they do indeed care. It's about trust. I know trust is hard for you, but I worry that others may feel frustrated and feel as though you're not seeing or hearing what they do say. I mean that is the most civil, friendly, nice way possible.. it is not at ALL an attack, but I'm not sure how else to word it. I hope the meaning comes through.
Ask yourself this.. what would it take - what would a person on this board have to say/do to make you feel as if they do indeed care about you? Would saying so be enough? Because many people have already said they do indeed care. Hopefully that question is something to think about. You dont have to answer it.
You dont have to suffer in silence here, no. But you do have to (in my opinion anyway) understand that others are trying the best they can to help you, but can get frustrated and discouraged as well. Have you ever been frustrated with a close friend or family member? I'm sure you have.. but did it mean that you didnt care about them anymore? Probably not.
I'm not going to keep posting to this thread.. I'm not in a very good emotional place myself and I cant really be of much help to anyone else right now. These thoughts have been swimming in my head though and I just had to put them out there. Please dont take it to mean anything negative - I'm trying to help. Take care of yourself.
poster:wishingstar
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