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Does anyone else have a very hard time opening up? I can't talk to loved ones/close friends at all about what I'm feeling after losing my mom in June. I feel like I need to be strong, that no one would really know what to say, and I just don't feel comfortable overall stating my feelings to people who are close to me. I can open up about everything else! Just not this. No one knows how much I'm hurting inside, no one knows what I'm feeling, simply because I don't feel ok talking about it. I can talk to someone who is not close to me, which is why I finally made an appointment to talk to a counselor on the 1st, and my boyfriend asked why I had an appointment with a counselor, if I was doing ok, I said "yes I'm fine", just like I always say. Is this strange? Shouldn't I be alright talking to my close friends? Isn't that what they're there for? I find it easier to sit and talk in front of a mirror about what I'm feeling than to actually pick up a phone and talk to a friend. What is with me?
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I used to have a hard time opening up as a child. I don't anymore. Start off slow with someone you trust.
If you can't do it in person, try e-mail at first.
It is important to your healing to be able to talk and express your feelings. It is good for your family and friends to know how you are doing so that they can understand what you are feeling and dealing with. As you probably know, bottling our emotions is unhealthy, so be careful.
Prayers,
Tim
Maybe you could E-mail someone or write a letter to family members, as though you were talking to yourself in the mirror. Do you journal? Tha can be very healing, I've done it for years.
Maybe after you see the counsellor you will be more able to talk to others. He/she could offer suggestions. Hugggs, Rainbow