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Old Jan 25, 2010, 02:15 PM
Melbadaze Melbadaze is offline
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Originally Posted by Sannah View Post
Hello everyone, my last thread on friendships, and the responses, really got my brain rolling on this issue and I have made even more discoveries. The latest thing that I have realized is that when I am with people who are not my family I have so many emotions that come up. No wonder I have been having trouble with friendships, it is like I am juggling all these feelings when I am with others. And when I have my feelings they can be powerful!

Has anyone else experienced this? Comments? Questions???
I think my post "learning to chill" ties into this. I too can only "be" witih people for a short time before I want to escape, begin to judge myself. With family where I feel safe, I dont have to have such a strong defence, ie the critical voice that shuts me down which thinks it protects me from rejection. Knowing its me thats doing this as a defence changes everything for me.
Thanks for this!
Sannah