This might sound strange but wanted some input.
Sometimes (alot of times) I feel like i have no friends:( I have paranoid obsessive thoughts like if people don't call me back in a period of time I think is reasonable. I am always reassured that I have friends bc my one best friend always tries to convince me but I feel lonely sometimes. I feel like the more I open up to people the more I scare them away:( (Which is probably another paranoid thought)
I don't know...
No Friends:(
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shannon and the ther person that posted about friends and feeling like they do not have any..you will find many firends on here that will help you in time of trouble..
as ou go through the program and i do not know if you are in the program or not. you wil find the tools and skills you need t replace those negative thoughts with positive ones..learn to love yourself and tell yourself that..
take care and know that you are loved not by just one but by many. be blessed.
don
as ou go through the program and i do not know if you are in the program or not. you wil find the tools and skills you need t replace those negative thoughts with positive ones..learn to love yourself and tell yourself that..
take care and know that you are loved not by just one but by many. be blessed.
don
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hello
So you say you have NO freinds but yet you say your best freind says thats silly....thats a freind. I think this chat and forum will give you the opportunity to open up to people that DO understand your fears and bad habits. That way when your out practicing your new skills with your other freinds you wont be compelled to "scare" them away as you say.
I think when you get to the lesson on Expectaions you will find great clarity....You might be setting your expecations to high. Whats wrong with having only one freind or two.....if they are the best of freinds its better than 100 that are not really there for you.
Be gratefull for the blessings in life you have and dont expect it to be more...that way if you get a surprise and more comes along its a treat. You have tons of support here online and within the program to steer you in the right direction people that want to help because they care and that my freind is freinds.
So never again should you say you dont have freinds you have me and all the people here to add to your list of freinds
Dodger
So you say you have NO freinds but yet you say your best freind says thats silly....thats a freind. I think this chat and forum will give you the opportunity to open up to people that DO understand your fears and bad habits. That way when your out practicing your new skills with your other freinds you wont be compelled to "scare" them away as you say.
I think when you get to the lesson on Expectaions you will find great clarity....You might be setting your expecations to high. Whats wrong with having only one freind or two.....if they are the best of freinds its better than 100 that are not really there for you.
Be gratefull for the blessings in life you have and dont expect it to be more...that way if you get a surprise and more comes along its a treat. You have tons of support here online and within the program to steer you in the right direction people that want to help because they care and that my freind is freinds.
So never again should you say you dont have freinds you have me and all the people here to add to your list of freinds
Dodger
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Shannon,
I hear ya loud and clear. I get fearful that when I open up I am going to cause people not to want to know me. I have been thinking about that for a few months now, waiting for two of my buds to forget all about me because I keep thinking they will think I am a nut case (Wife says I do to much thinking).
My best friend since age 11 moved 2+ yrs ago out of the country and we have trouble finding time to talk. Amazing that since he has gone my anxiety has only grown, but to this day, when we speak he calms my fears and helps me rationalize things.
As one other person said, I'll take 1 or 2 or 3 friends over the 100 people who pretend.
No worries, we're here for you to vent with, talk to, rationalize with.
Stay strong! In this fast paced, non-stop world sometimes it is hard to find the time just to say hello. My own wife calls no one back and watches the phone ring when her friends do actually call - I think most of them have now given up.
I hear ya loud and clear. I get fearful that when I open up I am going to cause people not to want to know me. I have been thinking about that for a few months now, waiting for two of my buds to forget all about me because I keep thinking they will think I am a nut case (Wife says I do to much thinking).
My best friend since age 11 moved 2+ yrs ago out of the country and we have trouble finding time to talk. Amazing that since he has gone my anxiety has only grown, but to this day, when we speak he calms my fears and helps me rationalize things.
As one other person said, I'll take 1 or 2 or 3 friends over the 100 people who pretend.
No worries, we're here for you to vent with, talk to, rationalize with.
Stay strong! In this fast paced, non-stop world sometimes it is hard to find the time just to say hello. My own wife calls no one back and watches the phone ring when her friends do actually call - I think most of them have now given up.
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You are probably feeling insecure in the friends area which is causing you to feel that way, maybe something happened with someone one day and it made you feel that way. I am sure that you are a great friend, but with anxiety you can feel that way. I have felt that way at times and then I obsessed about it. I have stopped talking to some people because of it. If you feel like you are alone get on here and talk about it we will all be your friend. If you need to talk you can always write me! God bless
Jennifier
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