I respectfully disagree.
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Do you feel that people really understand you and your life?
- Thread starter Victor
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All my life I have felt misunderstood, especially by my family.
Even friends. I am very open and confessional to close
friends. Maybe this depends on how much you express your
feelings, self doubts, thought. Introverts are less likely
to be understood well. Some people are shallow that it
doesn't matter. I know when people don't understand really
when they make cliche insensitive comments and questions.
"you don't need to hear "the glass is half full".
My sense is that unless someone has lived like you have lived
in your lifestyle, they will fail to understand.
A famous man once said, people understand me so little that they
do not even understand when I complain about being misunderstood.
peppermint
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That's OK, keesha….You can disagree....We all have our thing....I can be friendly but sometimes I'm not....Do I care, NO!!!!!I respectfully disagree.
Especially now that I'm a Senior....I just want to be with my family....Maybe I have a couple friends from very long time ago...
We don't gather together anymore....But we do send Christmas Cards and sometimes just a little phone call....
I still have my husband ,Thank God, still have my son and his family and my daughter has her family...Both are married...
They are my Life....I also have my brother...and his wife and his family …. I don't bother with neighbor's, except to say hello...
And I lived there for 45 years....One neighbor does watch the house if we are away....I appreciate her dearly.....
Oh, and I can be fresh when I want to....
All my life I have felt misunderstood, especially by my family.
Even friends. I am very open and confessional to close
friends. Maybe this depends on how much you express your
feelings, self doubts, thought. Introverts are less likely
to be understood well. Some people are shallow that it
doesn't matter. I know when people don't understand really
when they make cliche insensitive comments and questions.
"you don't need to hear "the glass is half full".
My sense is that unless someone has lived like you have lived
in your lifestyle, they will fail to understand.
A famous man once said, people understand me so little that they
do not even understand when I complain about being misunderstood.
Not everyone TRIES to understand the feelings and self doubts of others. I find that in our society today it seems to be all about "me."
My brother is a perfect example. If he asks how I'm doing he really doesn't want to know. I can say, (just a random example) "Well, my back is hurting a little." Next thing out of his mouth will be, "you think you got back pain? Let me tell you...blah blah blah"
At which point he will tell me about all the wonderful things he is doing in his life and we're off to the races, lol.
Sometimes I think you just have to ask for what you need. Be clear about your feelings but talk to people close to you who CARE.
My brother is a perfect example. If he asks how I'm doing he really doesn't want to know. I can say, (just a random example) "Well, my back is hurting a little." Next thing out of his mouth will be, "you think you got back pain? Let me tell you...blah blah blah"
At which point he will tell me about all the wonderful things he is doing in his life and we're off to the races, lol.
Sometimes I think you just have to ask for what you need. Be clear about your feelings but talk to people close to you who CARE.