Punching bag
Sometimes I still feel so invisible. And it almost feels like the only purpose I serve when I am visible is as someone's punching bag. It seems like a harsh analogy, but it almost feels like I don't know how to swim and I'm flailing around in the water, trying to come up for air. I finally surface but someone is standing over me, trying to push my
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And your friend who keeps saying they are too busy - being ignored like that hurts. I recently had to delete every contact I had for a friend like that, who was always just too busy to drop a line. Like, literally, a line or two every week is what I wanted.
It's funny how even though they ignored you before, suddenly taking steps to cut them out of your life still hurts.
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Yup! A line or two would be nice. Acceptable. It's very strange how people just drop off like that. I can understand if you never had a very strong friendship to begin with but it seems to happen to me with so many people I've been close to for over a decade. And yes, it always hurts cutting people out - no matter what they've done to me. I've been like that my entire life. I've certainly kept people around I shouldn't have, of course. But even though I've come a long way in terms of learning to do it, it has not gotten any easier!
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Giving the full 100% can hurt a lot because most other people aren't interested in giving their own 100% (or even 50% it seems a lot of the time)
Hanging out with people drains me and I've turned into an introvert.
Seems that everyone thinks they are the expert on everything and are so quick to attack and judge. It's really lame. (hugs) - hang in there.
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