Emotional support...

[epath13]

When you're in trouble do you feel like you need somebody's emotional support? I don't know... Give you a hug, do something nice for you, say something reassuring. If you need comfort what would you prefer? Or you would rather be left alone.
What I personally like - positive atmosphere around me. I'm not a negative person even though to a lot of people it might appear that I am. I get overloaded easily and that effects my mood dramatically. But when I am actually feeling down I prefer people giving me a pep talk.

As for supporting other people. I think I'm pretty bad at it. I mean I try to do my best but most of the time I can't really figure out what people want. With little kids it's easier, you can just give them a hug, or sometimes they can tell or express what they need with adults it's so much more complicated.

What do you think about this?

 

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I'm usually too embarrassed to talk about my problems and don't want to be reminded of them even though I know that talking to others about them would probably be beneficial.

 

[Occasional_Demon]

I tend to either turn to my therapist for help, because I know she can handle some of the crap that comes out of my mouth when I'm down [unfortunately when I get down, I have a tendency to sink to the floor of the ocean], or to another mental health website I hang out on, because those people have been there, done that.

I tend not to tell my friends or family because I don't want to burden them, and I also tend to feel like they don't quite understand where I'm coming from. I suspect it's from the way I present myself - I tend to be a bit stoic so if I'm unhappy, it might not be immediately apparent how unhappy I actually am.

 

[blondenerd]

I'd like to get support, but I have very few close people, and I don't really have that sort of an emotionally open relationship with my mom, so I don't usually have anyone to hug or talk to. I'd love to give support to others, too, and I do to the best of my ability, but I find that I'm best in giving straightforward advice instead of, say, comforting a crying person. I'm not good with crying people; I never know what to do or say.