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Posted by J Kelly on May 3, 2016, at 12:30:52
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For me its my older brother. I'd be lost without him.
Jade
Posted by SLS on May 5, 2016, at 6:04:07
In reply to Who do you lean on?, posted by J Kelly on May 3, 2016, at 12:30:52
> For me its my older brother. I'd be lost without him.
God.
I used to lean on my father. He is no longer here, but my mother has assumed the role effectively.
- Scott
Posted by J Kelly on May 5, 2016, at 13:41:05
In reply to Re: Who do you lean on?, posted by SLS on May 5, 2016, at 6:04:07
> > For me its my older brother. I'd be lost without him.
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> God.
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> I used to lean on my father. He is no longer here, but my mother has assumed the role effectively.
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> - ScottI'm sorry about your father. Always so difficult to lose a close family member.
Jade
Posted by baseball55 on May 5, 2016, at 18:56:44
In reply to Re: Who do you lean on? » SLS, posted by J Kelly on May 5, 2016, at 13:41:05
A few close friends, sometimes my daughter. My parents died young, many years ago, and we had had a bad relationship. Certainly I would never talk to them about anything important. I like my siblings, but the dysfunction in my family was such that we did not grow close. For years, I had nobody to lean on. Then I leaned on my therapist when things started to fall apart. Since them I've made some good friends and they are people I can talk to if I need to.
> > I used to lean on my father. He is no longer here, but my mother has assumed the role effectively.
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> > - Scott
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> I'm sorry about your father. Always so difficult to lose a close family member.
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> Jade
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Posted by J Kelly on May 7, 2016, at 14:57:51
In reply to Re: Who do you lean on?, posted by baseball55 on May 5, 2016, at 18:56:44
> A few close friends, sometimes my daughter. My parents died young, many years ago, and we had had a bad relationship. Certainly I would never talk to them about anything important. I like my siblings, but the dysfunction in my family was such that we did not grow close. For years, I had nobody to lean on. Then I leaned on my therapist when things started to fall apart. Since them I've made some good friends and they are people I can talk to if I need to.
I'm happy for you that you have close friends you can talk to. When I became depressed I lost touch with my close friends. I would like to rekindle those friendships now that I'm feeling better.
Jade
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 8, 2016, at 0:33:19
In reply to Re: Who do you lean on? » baseball55, posted by J Kelly on May 7, 2016, at 14:57:51
in previous years it was my friends, but things happened and i found out the only person that is going to get me forward is me......
Posted by baseball55 on May 8, 2016, at 19:18:25
In reply to Re: Who do you lean on? » baseball55, posted by J Kelly on May 7, 2016, at 14:57:51
Well, I started going to AA and it's incredible how many close friends you can make in 12 step groups.
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> I'm happy for you that you have close friends you can talk to. When I became depressed I lost touch with my close friends. I would like to rekindle those friendships now that I'm feeling better.
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> Jade
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Posted by Tabitha on May 9, 2016, at 13:40:12
In reply to Re: Who do you lean on?, posted by baseball55 on May 8, 2016, at 19:18:25
My husband. Before we were together, it was my therapist. For things my therapist couldn't do, I had two friends I could call on. But I tried to avoid that, since I thought I was less important to them as a friend than they were to me. As a last resort I could lean on co-workers, which was kind of awful because it exposed the fact that I didn't have actual friends to rely on.
And sometimes I get more support from online friends than face-to-face friends.
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