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    andidear posted an update 9 years, 9 months ago

    Yesterday I asked a sincere question on here because I was having a problem in that I was distant from my friends and they all just seemed distant and, well, straight up gone. I wish that didn’t hurt my so much. After I posted it, I wrote a Facebook post to my few very very closest friends, several of which were online at the time and said that I really needed to talk to someone as soon as possible. Nine hours later, no one acknowledged it. They were online, offline, posting to other friends, but no one asked if I was okay or called or anything. This isn’t something I’ve ever done before. I’m a very private person. I’m 24. I’ve never told anyone that I have anxiety attacks. I’m very good at doing what I do behind closed doors. That was very out-of-character for me, and it hurts me that not one of my friends would notice something was wrong. My husband came home after midnight and sat with me for a long time and talked me through everything and made me pizza when I felt better and made me take a shower. I appreciate him so much. But I just really need a friend, too. Not even a friend to talk me out of a panic. Just a friend in general. What’s happened to me? All my friends seemed to go when I stopped being that comic relief friend and started being an adult with feelings and problems. I’m sorry for the rant. I’m just feeling pretty empty.

    Mood : Confused
    • In front of generic pleas for help, people are prone to dismiss it thinking someone else will take care of it, that’s why if you need someone to call 911 in a crowd, it’s advised to point to a single person and give them the task. I’m sure that if the next time this happens you ask some of them directly, someone will answer you, so don’t rule them out as empty resources yet. :)

    • Thanks. I guess that’s pretty understandable.