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I relate to a lot of what you wrote. I’m 32 now, and I will say that my friendships in the last year or two have been worlds more fulfilling than they ever have been in my life. What I changed before my friendships blossomed was my self-love (through hypnotherapy, positive self-affirmation, spiritual self-development, etc.) and decided that I was going to share more of myself with a few people who have been around for a while and see what happens. A few people went above and beyond, others were disappointing at best. I decided to nurture the friendships with those who stepped up, and keep some of the other friends in the background for what the relationship served for each of us. I think, for me, the key to having fulfilling friendships is to build my own self-worth. Only after doing this (and continuing to do so) am I really seeing where the potential lies in each friendship. Some friends I really liked for years but felt like they always disappointed me, then after trying to heal the friendship and putting myself out there (because I no longer cared so much what they thought of me) I realized they had been hurt by me too and wanted a close friendship just like I did. Others I realized were only going to be the type of friends I have small talk with or a moms’ group with, because there’s a limit to our connection and I no longer need those people’s approval. So my advice to you is: 1) work as hard as you can to accept and love yourself, 2) begin to share more of yourself to people you feel safe enough with once you’re ready, 3) assess who is worth building with and who isn’t, and why.
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P.S. Spanish culture is very warm and lovely. I loved it there and felt like I fit in (finally) when I studied abroad in Madrid.
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