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There are days I can completely understand why we push people away when we're feeling really low. Yet, other days I have a hard time understand it...like today. Why do we do this? Do we all do this? Or just some of us? There are days that I'm really down - yet I seek help/comfort from a friend instead of going it alone. It helps to process the "feelings" if that makes sense. By why do other people close out the world instead?
Guys, I really think you need to take the cue from women. It's ok to share what you're going through, feeling, etc. It really is!
There was a story up where I live about a woman who was "missing". It made national news even! She was having whatever difficulties she had with her husband, and had children. They were out camping, got into a fight with her spouse, and left. Well she never went back that night. Now the state police are involved it's a mad search for this woman. She went to the airport and booked a flight out. She had enough...who knows what went on behind the scenes, and what caused her to leave - point being two things
1. Everyone was up in arms because she "abandoned" her children. How did she abandon them? Um, they were with their dad, who is also a parent....How is that abandonment? Yet that's how society sees it. If he had left, it would have never been seen as abandonment.
2. If the tables had been turned, and he had been the one to leave, the police would have made a note that he was missing and everyone would have called it a day. It might show up on the news, depending on if they had bigger news that day. But probably wouldn't be immediate like it was with her leaving.
I could go into the whole women juggling so much thing, but that's for another day hehe
I know I just rambled, but just wanted to share that both men and women need to release the stereotypes....when it all comes down to it....we are ALL human beings. :)
When I push people away, it's because I don't want to hurt them anymore. I don't want to feel like a burden...like I'm using up all their "happy juice" as I like to call it. Some days I do seek out friends. Other days, I make stupid decisions and break up with the most wonderful guy on the planet because I don't want him to have to "deal with me". So that's why.