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It depends on what you expect from your surroundings, but I'd say having people around that don't give you slack for being in a bad spot and just keep moving on
by makeitdouble 2y ago
It depends on what you expect from your surroundings, but I'd say having people around that don't give you slack for being in a bad spot and just keep moving on until you're out of it can be a big deal.
Sure you could be blessed by super supportive, extremely affectionate and compassionate friends all around. But IMHO even having people to keep you in a routine when you'd just want to fall apart can save you from depression.
I think a lot of people are pretty helpful without being overboard or too obvious about their empathy for other people.
- bravetraveler 2y agoDefinitely. The thing I'm really stressing is our role as the regulator, or sometimes as you mention (RE: depression), jailer
- netcan 2y agoThe finer points of "expectation" can be the source of trouble. We form these expectations quite young, and often clouded by love at critical points. Familial, romantic and platonic. Love makes us promises that it cannot keep. Ideals we will not live up to. There is a type of loner sentiment that grows from integrity, and the sharpness of the pain love betrays us.