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Originally Posted by Harley326
I'm not sure how to go about talking to her again. I don't want her to get mad at me as I don't have many friends anymore and even less who know I was hospitalized and diagnosed as bipolar. I correct her when she talks about "knowing" what I went through, but I don't want to deny whatever she is feeling by telling her I don't believe her/that I feel like she's grabbing for attention. It's always been hard for me to express how I really feel because I've always felt that people wouldn't believe me or that they would think I was being a wuss and I don't want to pass any of those feelings on to her.
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This is a delicate situation. I don't want you to mess up your friendship if she is one of the only people you get support from. OTOH, it doesn't sound like she's being very supportive and might be doing more damage than good.
Would you be able to engage her in a conversation about both of your struggles — compare notes, as it were? Perhaps you could do this the next time she brings up "knowing" what it's like?
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