not feeling supportive

mods, please don't move this post. This is the forum I'm most comfortable in and most likely to get responses.

What do you do when you come to PC and just don't have it in you to give support?

I'm emotionally, mentally and physically drained.

Poking around in the forums I frequent, I find myself growing angry with some of the posts and some of the posters. I've had to pull myself up short from replying something like "fer pete's sake ya keep whining about the same old thing. will ya just shut up about it?" Not going to say it cuz I'd get myself in deep dodo, but there's a part of me that wants to.

I just don't have anything to give anyone tonight. What do the rest of you do when you feel this way?

Stop whining.

Kidding

then you just take a break, and breathe, and worry about yourself. it sounds like you have some things on your mind. not everyone feels supportive 100% of the time. and thats ok.

This is when it's time to take.....basically you post a thread like this one and bunch of people will give you e-hugs! Enjoy!

stop reading the ones that make you feel that way and only read ones that help you and your questions

Sometimes the content on this site can get on my nerves. When this happens, I take a break, and block private and visitor messages. This is an indication, I need to get off the computer and interact with people in the real world. I prefer talking with a person face to face, than through email or private message. Being in the company of others makes me feel better.

It is okay not to be supportive. We can't always be. Anyway, we don't always have the energy.

I feel like that sometimes. That's when I only go into the threads and forums where I can post how I'm feeling, my thoughts, etc. I don't respond to others.

I probably go looking for chocolate. Or I post something cranky and then delete it and have to apologize. The mods aren't THAT fast!!

We can sit around the campfire and eat virtual s'mores if that will help. Hugs (((((lizardlady)))))!

I get the same way, I am not one to offer much help to others, I just talk about myself all the time, which is probably annoying. I just don't have it in me to be supportive of other people anymore.
I guess it's not a bad thing, everyone gets to a point they need to look after themselves instead of focusing on others- if you can't help you, you can't help anyone else.

We could talk about this but we can't You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think? ... or something
Feel better soon.

Just do the fun stuff here, like games and social groups related to hobbies and interests!

I leave, lol. I wish I were more supportive, but most of the time my head is so far up my own problems that I can't see everyone else's. This doesn't usually happen with friends and family, but people I don't know very well tend to get most of my indifference.

I just don't come on here when I'm feeling like that. Or I just read things that I'm in the mood to read where support is not really needed like current events and creative corner.

lizardlady,

Sometimes, we need a break ~ plain and simple. Take a vacation away from the forums that trigger you for a little while, and stick with small talk, games, music, and art forums instead.

If it's been going on for a while, than perhaps now is the time to seek out help from a T. Talk about what is bothering you there and get to the bottom of why you've been feeling edgy.

Thanks folks. I did what many of you suggested. I spent some time in the forums "playing" last night. Then I shut down the computer.

For those who suggested talking to a T, there are some very specific things going on in my life that have me worn out and emotional. I included them in my original post, then removed them after a comment that I was whining.

Thanks for offering support to someone who isn't feeling supportive.

I have to say, I never feel that way about people here on the forums. I'm always mindful that everyone is fighting their own battle. I have to say I never think 'for pete's sake stop moaning' and I never think, 'will ya just shut up about it!' Nope, never. I feel like that at work sometimes, maybe you are thinking of PC like work?? I don't know, maybe you need a break? Hugs

Pegs, I understand folks here are all dealing with their own problems. Most of the time I can keep that in mind. I have the occassional day like the one when I started this thread that just about everything in the world annoys the snot out of me. It's a sure fire sign I'm feeling stressed and overwhelmed in life. It means it's time for me to step back and take care of myself like others suggested. I will say that I've grown in this area over the years. There was a time I would've gone ahead and blasted away at those people I mentioned.