I have a lot of trouble asking for help/asking for someone to listen while I talk through problems I have because I worry the other person is too busy with their own stuff to help. Probably because they are. I have friends, but it tends to be pretty one-sided, with me listening to everything from them, and not getting to discuss what’s going on with me at all. Generally, when I do directly bring a problem of mine up, people will nod, and then change the subject.
What should I do?
Or, is there anyone on here who would be willing to listen occasionally? On a regular basis, ish? I have chronic illnesses, and struggle deciding whether I should hang out or sleep, whether I should do my work or sleep, how to get through a day that I know will be really painful and how to deal with the aftermath of putting myself through it, that kind of stuff. It’s not the illness I have trouble with, it’s the decisions. It’s trying to live my life that’s tripping me up. You don’t have to know anything about illness.
