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Originally Posted by Crypts_Of_The_Mind
Let me ask you this:
If someone were to walk up to you and say "hello", after you said "hi" ...what would you want the person to say next and what do you think the person would say next - why?
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That's a very good question. I'm not sure. Sometimes, I wish I could have someone simply tell me that I'm doing all right. That they are proud of me, and that I'm not a bad person, that the bad things in my childhood weren't my fault.…
A lot of the time, I really would just like to feel safe and protected and understood.
If someone walked up to me and were a stranger, to be honest, I would not want to talk to them. But I would hope that they would be patient with me, because it takes me a very long time to open up. And I can't articulate my needs, because I don't know what they are…
I am really struggling to think of something specific I would want a person to say to me. I don't trust anyone, so I stick to small talk or jokes. If I can't do that, I walk away rudely. Maybe I don't expect them to like me. And I expect myself to make sure the conversation or the person doesn't hurt me.