Posted by partlycloudy on May 18, 2004, at 18:20:08
In reply to Re: Paranoia self destroyer, posted by TexasChic on May 18, 2004, at 11:55:51
TexasChick, I have been doing this same self-talk for a long time. I try to make friends and I immediately doubt that they'll want to spend any time with me.
Get this: I had 2 tickets for a baseball game tonight. My husband is out of town. Do you think I could find *anyone* who wanted to go with me? They are sitting, unused, in my purse.
And tomorrow? I have 2 tickets for a concert and don't know if the person I invited to accompany me will come or not. I don't know her well, and I expect the plan to fall through. I expect this!
Why are we so very hard on ourselves about having people like us? Where is the person I used to be who could fly solo very nicely, thank you, and not be worried or paranoid about being alone? She has abandoned me, too.
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