Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 In a message dated 4/21/99 2:57:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, byteme@... writes: > I really think that as far as my friends are concerned, their reaction is > based more on a feeling of being helpless. Sort of like the way one feels > when faced with someone who is crying and knowing there is nothing you can > do. It can be a very uncomfortable feeling. Feelings of helplessness are part of the frustrations that close friends have. However, my casual friends were more skeptical and some have, after 10 years, begun to become my close friends because of the increase of their understanding. Madeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 Mike wrote: Disability has an unusual ability to weed out true friends from casual Then I guess I better get used to having a very few friends. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 In a message dated 4/21/99 6:58:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hrn@... writes: > Mike wrote: Disability has an unusual ability to weed out true friends > from casual > > Then I guess I better get used to having a very few friends. > Ray > > Ray, I doubt that anyone who knows you well will refuse to be your friend. You are too special. Notice I said you are lovable. Mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 > From: MadMad4JC@... > > In a message dated 4/21/99 2:57:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > byteme@... writes: > > > I really think that as far as my friends are concerned, their reaction is > > based more on a feeling of being helpless. Sort of like the way one feels > > when faced with someone who is crying and knowing there is nothing you can > > do. It can be a very uncomfortable feeling. > > Feelings of helplessness are part of the frustrations that close friends > have. However, my casual friends were more skeptical and some have, after 10 > years, begun to become my close friends because of the increase of their > understanding. > Madeline > Disability has an unusual ability to weed out true friends from casual friends Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 Mike wrote: Disability has an unusual ability to weed out true friends from casual Ray wrote: Then I guess I better get used to having a very few friends. Mike wrote: Its' not that bad. Every true friend is worth 100 of the other kind. What you lose in quantity you more than make up for in quality. Ray writes: Then I must have the best quality friends in the world! Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 I found that when I got chronic pain, that I really did find out who my " real " friends were...before that I was going out, having fun (I was only 21)....then suddenly I couldn't do any of that.... Amazing how the phone calls decreased and the offers stopped....Made me feel that I was being a burden to them actually - made ME feel guilty because I couldn't do what I used to... Now I've got very few friends...but the ones I have are true friends....although they don't know what the pain is like, they accept I've got it and make allowances....but also try to get me involved in some things to at least have a bit of a " normal " life... *s*... HUGSSSSS everyone Mike wrote: > > > > From: MadMad4JC@... > > > > In a message dated 4/21/99 2:57:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > byteme@... writes: > > > > > I really think that as far as my friends are concerned, their reaction > is > > > based more on a feeling of being helpless. Sort of like the way one > feels > > > when faced with someone who is crying and knowing there is nothing you > can > > > do. It can be a very uncomfortable feeling. > > > > Feelings of helplessness are part of the frustrations that close friends > > have. However, my casual friends were more skeptical and some have, after > 10 > > years, begun to become my close friends because of the increase of their > > understanding. > > Madeline > > > > Disability has an unusual ability to weed out true friends from casual > friends > > Mike > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start a new hobby. Meet a new friend. > http://www.ONElist.com > ONElist: The leading provider of free e-mail list services! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Know someone who could profit from our list? Send our direct sign-up URL: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/chronic_pain, or write us at: chronic_pain @onelist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 1999 Report Share Posted April 21, 1999 > > > Mike wrote: Disability has an unusual ability to weed out true friends > from casual > > Then I guess I better get used to having a very few friends. > Ray > Its' not that bad. Every true friend is worth 100 of the other kind. What you lose in quantity you more than make up for in quality. Mike mailto:byteme@... homepage: http://members.home.net/mcourteau ICQ# is 19431463 " Free Tibet ! 50 years of Chinese occupation is long enough ! " -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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