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Question Two: What determines what we attract ?

rappciteeinblue
rappciteeinblue
I don't want to get into "religion" but I do want to get a tiny bit spiritual.

I know that all of us are imperfect human beings who have both positive and negative traits.

Do our friends mirror who we are?


On one hand, better friends are entering my life, more qualitative people but at the SAME TIME I am getting people who are desperate and seem needy.

I have matured a whole lot in the past two to three years, but I still have a weak personality.

So, am I attracting the better friends because I am more mature but still getting needy people because I am weak?

I may not have provided enough information. If I have not, feel free to ask clarification questions.

Thanks.
dancingd
dancingd
I do believe Like Attracts Like

Therefore , I try my best to work on positive thinking
dobiedots
dobiedots
I attracted negative people because that was how I was raised. I never found it odd that people treated me badly.
Now I attract good people as I have become aware of the negative types and have self respect.
Nester4U
Nester4U
I do think your friends mirror who we are at different stages in life.I'm very cautious now maybe too cautious though.
dobiedots
dobiedots
You're never alone with a schizophrenic.

Was that in poor taste?
dobiedots
dobiedots
Only I can say that because I'm mentally ill.
spacekat
spacekat
It's true, Dobie - but not always the way you want it to be. The voices I hear whisper terrible things about me. I'd rather be alone.
spacekat
spacekat
There is one person in my life right now that I call a friend but we rarely see one another. But if I need to chat, she's always there to listen. Once I started thinking more positively, I met a positive friend. Before, not so much.