Posted by partlycloudy on July 21, 2004, at 4:50:38
In reply to Been a while... feeling lonely, posted by sdjeff on July 20, 2004, at 22:31:34
Oi, oi, oi. FRIENDSHIP. That's what this should be called - not Babble! Welcome to Psycho-Pals!!
Jeff, I'm so sorry you did a little back-up (I know it feels much worse than that). On the other hand, I have really, really missed your posts.
I have spent a lot of time at the T talking about how I can't seem to get friendship right. Too needy, too aloof, so transitory. I can't seem to get it right. Last weekend while my husband was away I was in a very bad way. Someone from work said - "call me, let's get together, no need to stay in by yourself. We'll see a movie," And of course the weekend was a long lonely one. Could I call that person? No. Can I tell you why? Not really, except that I came up with scores of "reasons" not to call.
My therapist has told not to try so hard. Which is the hardest thing to do when you're lonely.
And I've been quite the social buttefly in my past, lots of pals, people to do things with, people I could call and just chat. (No one really close, but that's another piece of my puzzle too). All evaporated over the years.
Did you change from Gideon to a more suitable med?
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