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Aug 23, 2016 at 10:02 AM
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I should be happy. I had a great weekend off (my first in a long time, normally I wok weekends.) My husband and I went to visit friends and celebrate their 30th birthday. We had a great time and met a few new people.
Several of them have added my husband as a friend on Facebook, but no one has sent me any requests. I had been feeling great about my fun weekend... and now I just feel repulsive and like no one could ever like me. And the worst part is that even though I know I'm being ridiculous, and it's really not so horrible, the depression just keeps setting my mind into these negative thought patterns and I can't stop it and I hate it. Just feeling really lonely and unloved today. Thanks for listening. __________________ "When you trust yourself, you will know how to live." -Goethe |
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Aug 23, 2016 at 11:18 AM
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Hi Siren depression really does a number on our perceptions. I've found that even though I know that, it doesn't stop the painful emotions.
Can you reach out and request friends with one or more of them on Facebook? Maybe some of them are waiting for you out of respect for you. For me, I would be resentful of having to go first but I know that would be my depression talking and if I could push through it I would be happy that I did. Good luck. __________________ ------------------------------------ --  -- The world is what we make of it -- -- Dave -- www.idexter.com |
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Aug 23, 2016 at 03:45 PM
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Hello Sirensong18: I'm sorry you are feeling lonely & unloved.
 Personally, I don't think that the reaction you had, to the experience you describe, is at all unusual. I think most people would feel similarly. It's just human nature. I once participated in a partial hospital program where they taught us: "Don't should on yourself." Hope you begin to feel better soon.  
__________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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Aug 24, 2016 at 10:04 PM
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Well it turns out I may have over-reacted. It was actually only one person out of the group who added my husband as a friend on FaceBook . None of the other people had added him, so I must have misunderstood what he'd told me the first time.
So at least I feel better and less left out now since it turns out it was only one person and not several people. I may decide to send a friend request to that one person, but they live out of state and I likely won't actually see them again in the near future... so I'm ambivalent as to whether I'd want them as a FB friend anyway. But I feel much better now, and I really appreciate your comments and suggestions.
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