I suffer from social phobia, and I'm dealing with abuse from my past. I visit support groups online, and people with the same problems will meet daily for months, years, explaining how they have no friends, how no one is there, and how much they really wish they could "meet" others like them. But when the opportunity arises, they NEVER take advantage of it? I have tried to plan safe public meetings, and these people will always cancel at the last minute, or show no interest in attending a group near their home, with people exactly like them. I just don't get it.
I sometimes wonder, if people just enjoy talking about their pain, or just want to compare who has the worst life. I can understand fear of meeting people who don't understand, or people who are not going through what you are. But why the reluctance to meet the people you're complaining to everyday, with the same issues and fears? Especially when you keep saying, I wish we all could meet. Confused in Illinois.
2006-12-02
03:51:18
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