No sleep
People inferring my intentions (they think they are bad) when I'm actually trying to do something nice.
Discounting my fear of dogs. I know a lot of you LOVE your dogs and I'm happy for you. I, however, was severely attacked by one when I was young. I'm okay with small dogs or ones I get to know through sensitive people. But, here's an example. I run. A woman in the neighborhood was standing in her doorway (I guess letting the dog out to pee). The dog started running at me as fast as I he could (at least that's how I perceived it) barking up a storm. I froze. She was on her phone and just hollered at me, "he won't hurt you. He's just playing." I responded that I'm deathly afraid of dogs. She said, "oh, you don't need to be of this one," As he continued coming at me at full speed. I stood there shaking and crying when she finally called the dog back and made a snide remark to me. I couldn't move for, I kid you not, 5 minutes. I went home, threw up, and went into a deep full week depression.
Feeling like I'm a failure
Feelign used
Feeling misunderstood or not allowed to express my feelings.
Angry reactions when I just want to say how I feel.
I'm a BIG history buff. I get that I don't know everything and enjoy learning from other people. But, when people act like I don't know what I'm talking about and do it in a condescending manner. For instance, someone that knows her history made a remark on FB about something that reminded me about John Adams and Thomas Jefferson being friends until politics got in the way. A school principal (no doubt). Said, "ACTUALLY, they were best friends until the day they died." That irked me. One, the way she used actually and two she's a principa. I responded, "ACTUALLY the friendships fell apart when Jefferson succeeded Washignton as presdient over Adams. They didn't speak to each other again until Dr. Rush, a mutual acquataince, inverveneted after they both left poltics. They friendship was renewed until they both died on July 4, 1856." She must have looked it up because she came back and admitted her error. But, it was a few days before doing so and it sent me into a rage. I know that sounds ridiculous but it's the truth.
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