I've become more withdrawn since trauma after trauma after trauma started coming my way. I felt I couldn't relate to my old friends..after all....who had survived domestic violence, found their husband dead on the bedroom floor, and lost two children in just over two years. Now I find myself being overly open to people I meet....kind of like I'm going to put this out here and if you can't handle it/me, let me know now. As a result I have very few, but very close friends. I've always had trouble with friendships, probably because of mental health issues. I think I can relate to how you feel to some extent. What I have finally been able to do is to be comfortable with the few friends I have. I remarried and my husband is my best friend so I am quite lucky there. He's been so supportive through the very difficult times I've had. See, I just did it again, told you some really traumatic things right out of the box. Anyway...I do hope your work with your T helps. I know it may sound silly but if you developed a solitary recreation.....I read tons and I knit.....maybe you could be more comfortable in your alone time.
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