I can relate to some of your sentiments.
I don't understand why people feel like they're entitled to having their "issues" listened to in an empathetic manner. I operate differently than most people, I don't feel any sense of obligation as far as being "supportive" goes. I give support when I feel like it, not because someone may or may not "need" it.
Even when I do offer my time and support to others, most people find my lack of empathy rather offensive, which I also don't understand. I can cognitively understand what they're going through but since I don't "feel" the empathetic connection most of the time then I'm suddenly a horrible person if I get "found out". I don't get it. I listen, I cognitively understand what they're going through, I give good advice, but if the person I'm listening to finds out I don't "feel" anything I'm saying then they think I'm the devil! I find it all to be incredibly perplexing!
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What I don't get everyone else that seems to think that I have some
obligation to speak to them, or have some relationship. Or thinks that
its OK to gossip about my back and spread rumors. Uh, it isn't OK?
Honestly, when people stop with the back-stabbing ********, I'm a pretty
nice person. I just don't want to play by your rules OK?
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Who's "gossiping" and "back-stabbing" you? Why do you think they're feeling the need to do that?