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My questions for the group are:

1. How do YOU let other people know you want or need some support?

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It is very, very, very, very, very rare that I will ask for support for anyone besides my T. I don't talk about my problems, in depth, with other people. To me, support might just mean calling a friend or family member and just talking and laughing. Sometimes I do ask for that support from my sister, but I have to be pretty desparate-- it is nothing against her, I am just not the type to go out and broadcast everything. I'd rather handle it on my own.

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2. When you don't seem to get the response that you think you want, how do you decide if the lack of response stems from a communication error on your end or simply that you are being ignored?

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> No one will ignore you if you poke them long enough, lol. If I don't get the response I am looking for, then it is probably either that:
I didn't really ask for what I wanted
or
That person isn't capable of responding in the manner that I would like.