Posted by fairywings on November 4, 2005, at 18:09:51
In reply to Re: hypocrisy of a friend, posted by Maynerd on November 4, 2005, at 12:40:40
> Thank you for the kindness and supportive thoughts, they are greatly appreciated. I am feeling much better, both due to meds as well as releasing the bad energy that was trapped inside.
Hi Maynard, I'm glad you're feeling better. I hate when I get knocked down by something like that. Sometimes I feel I'm at the mercy of the way people respond to me. When I get a negative response, I take it personally, instead of seeing that it's often the other persons problem. I have trouble releasing those feelings too.
>>I am a good person and it is indeed their loss if they choose to view me as my disorder. Hurts that someone I trusted betrayed that, but since it didn't break me I suppose that it will make me stronger the next time.
Yeah, we should be able to trust people who we come to think of as friends. I feel the same way a lot of times. People I know, and have become friendly with will be friends with downright abusive people, or shallow people, or whatever, and then for one reason or another our friendship dies. I can never figure out how they can be friends with ppl who are so hateful, and yet I was a good friend, and it didn't work out. I know you're a good person, and you're right - it is their loss, and their problem. You aren't your diagnosis. You're a person with feelings, who's been hurt by ppl you trusted, and you got smacked down. It s*cks, I've been there, I understand.
There are a lot of good ppl out there, we just have to find them if we dare to trust again.
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